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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. When does Teresa say she is able to see clearly the ways she has strayed from Him while she has dwelled with Him?
(a) the moment she feels the warmth of His presence
(b) the moment in which God instills deep secrets in her soul
(c) the moment she wakes from her vision
(d) the moment she opens her eyes the next morning

2. According to Teresa, what is the condition when voices are heard?
(a) complete concentrations
(b) frequently signs of mental imbalance
(c) communication of the saints
(d) deepend ecstasy

3. What, does Teresa say, is the distinction between this rapture and the last in Dwelling Five?
(a) this one is painful when it happens
(b) this one is harder to return from
(c) this one is faster
(d) this one makes living much more painful

4. What knowledge does Teresa say is the cause of intellectual visions?
(a) that God is always watching
(b) that God uses both mind and soul
(c) that she was taught these things
(d) that she has been there before

5. Above all, however, what does Teresa suggest is of paramount importance?
(a) that the soul stays close to Christ
(b) that one does not rely on the saints
(c) that prayer be intellectual
(d) that emotions do not come to rule the mind

Short Answer Questions

1. What sets intellectual visions apart from all others?

2. What does Teresa recognize is the only thing that can pull her from her God?

3. What does her focus on her inner temple now bring Teresa in the Seventh Dwelling?

4. What does Teresa say God gives her to remember this visit?

5. What does Teresa tell her sisters will be their best way of teaching those who know them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What revelation comes to Teresa at the center of herself while in communion with God?

2. What are the six reasons not to ask for a gift that another person has been given.

3. How does one recognize a vision not from God?

4. What does Teresa say about remaining humble in light of the temporary nature of the world?

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

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

7. How does Teresa describe the soul as it comes into its most intimate contact with God?

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

9. How does Teresa describe intellectual visions?

10. Describe the metaphor of the ember in preparing one for marriage to God.

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