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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teresa say a good adviser will know?
(a) whether a vision is from God or from the spirit of evil
(b) how to pray for guidance in directing her
(c) where to talk so they are not overheard
(d) how to disgusie his reactions to what she says

2. What is the benefit of this marriage that is still not complete?
(a) no separation is possible anymore
(b) it keeps the bride from ever sinning again
(c) it motivates to continue living righteously
(d) it predicts a quick physical death for the bride

3. With whom does Teresa suggest the sisters share such intense relationships with God?
(a) their confessors
(b) anyone who asks
(c) the whole world
(d) people who will keep them secret

4. What are the tokens of each visit to Dwelling Six?
(a) the ways she is given to recall everything
(b) the glow that surrounds her like a halo
(c) the things that stimulate her appetite for her betrothed
(d) the images that are planted in the brain

5. What does her focus on her inner temple now bring Teresa in the Seventh Dwelling?
(a) being separated from her body
(b) being perfectly united with her King
(c) being at peace with her detractors
(d) being aware of all she can become

Short Answer Questions

1. After doing something wrong, what amazes Teresa?

2. What does Teresa say the soul engages in after the espousal in Dwelling Six?

3. How does Teresa explain the passage through the dwellings that happen for others?

4. In those moments of ecstasy, how is the soul whisked away by God?

5. How does Teresa describe the ember in the soul--some thought that spreads its flame through the entire soul?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Teresa describe the physical state of the body during her raptures?

2. How does Teresa explain the anguish and unrest of the soul in the Sixth Dwelling?

3. What frustration comes to Teresa as she progresses in intimacy with God?

4. How does Teresa describe the rapture of the Sixth Dwelling?

5. What is the experience in the rapture that requires bravery?

6. What does Teresa have to say about tears that spring form the raptures?

7. What occasions the intensity of greater pain during this time of greater closeness to God?

8. What encouragement to her sisters does Teresa use to conclude her book?

9. What does Teresa identify as a reward for enduring trials of the Sixth Dwelling?

10. What admission does Teresa make regarding the hearing of voices?

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