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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa suggest might be offered as a temptation in the second dwelling?

2. What does Teresa say the condition of the soul is in the First Dwelling?

3. How does Teresa say a soul with excessive humility can see itself?

4. How does Teresa identify a period of spiritual aridity?

5. What does Teresa classify as a sign of the intention to draw ever closer to God?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Teresa have to say about mastering one's earthly appetites?

2. What is Teresa's feeling after leaving the Prayer of Union?

3. What does Teresa prescribe as a means of passing any test of her faith and devotion?

4. What does Teresa have to say about expectations and rewards for service to God?

5. Describe what Teresa saw in her vision about how to write the book?

6. How does Teresa describe the Prayer of Union?

7. What theme does Teresa introduce in her first chapter that runs throughout the book?

8. How has Teresa handled fear and weakness on her part in the past?

9. What is Teresa's olfactory analogy for what she calls spiritual sweetness?

10. In what way does Teresa say a sister can insure her devotion to God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about obedience. Use Teresa's insistence on being obedient to her spiritual advisers and superiors. In your essay either defend the idea of religious obedience or offer your objections to the idea. This is not an essay that has a right answer or a wrong one. It is your opinion and, therefore, cannot be wrong. The essay is marked on how well you present your case.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on focus to achieve goals. Teresa focused on attaining a desired relationship with God. Use that same principle and discuss how achieving anything depends on the focus toward the goal. Select examples to support your thesis such as the national focus of the USA to put a man on the moon.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay stating your opinion of mysticism in general and Christian mysticism in particular. In your essay discuss the possibility of having one without the other. Use examples of Christian mysticism from the book.

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