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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. How does Teresa say the confirmation of the Prayer of Union is not determined?

2. What does Teresa say God will do for those who face the possibility of losing their reputations?

3. What does Teresa say about the servants of an earthly King?

4. What do souls rightly handling spiritual trials do?

5. In her metaphor, how does Teresa explain dying to one's personal desires?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Teresa introduce her analogy of the silkworm?

2. What does Teresa have to say about inept spiritual advisers?

3. What caution does Teresa offer about imagining one has gifts from God that have not actually been bestowed?

4. What does Teresa say about a nun who is entangled with the cares of the world?

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

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

7. What explanation does Teresa give in her prologue?

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

9. Describe briefly the trial that accompanies arrival in the Sixth Dwelling.

10. How does Teresa evaluate those who serve but do not work at elevating their understanding of God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the pleasures of the world that are in conflict with the Christian ideal of drawing closer to God. In your essay detail pleasures that may be enjoyable at the moment but later bring no satisfaction to one's life.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on visions versus hallucinations. In your essay give examples of what some refer to as visions and examples of hallucinations such as those brought on through the use of drugs. State your opinion as to the validity of visions. Do you support the idea that they come from some higher place or do you think that people see in visions what they want to see?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the contributions of truly religious people. Discuss the contributions of those who actually practice their religious principles as opposed to those who merely put on a show of being religious. Use Teresa of Avila as an example.

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