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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. At this level, what is engaged that takes the soul directly to the Beloved?
(a) the habit
(b) the intellect
(c) the will
(d) the fear

2. Finally finding a place to rest, how does the butterfly demonstrate what the soul can now do?
(a) finally stop flitting around
(b) finally experiencing forgetfulness of self
(c) finally experiencing life giving nectar
(d) finally locating a place of beauty

3. In those moments of ecstasy, how is the soul whisked away by God?
(a) lifted by angels
(b) on a white horse
(c) in a flash of light
(d) with startling speed

4. What is the source of the pain Teresa describes?
(a) looking on the face of God
(b) estrangement from God
(c) unworthiness of His love
(d) recognizing her own shortcomings

5. What, according to Teresa, is the prerequisite for entering briefly into the Sixth Dwelling?
(a) obedience
(b) suffering
(c) defiance
(d) bravery

Short Answer 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?

2. Why is Teresa limited in what she can do by way of teaching others what she knows?

3. With whom does Teresa suggest the sisters share such intense relationships with God?

4. To what does Teresa compare one's faith?

5. What does Teresa say intensifies the pain?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the comfort at the Sixth Dwelling level of intimacy with God?

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

6. Even at this high state, what caution does Teresa offer?

7. What are the beneficial effects of spiritual pain on the earthly body?

8. At this Seventh Dwelling stage, how are Teresa's experiences with god different?

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

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

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