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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 say the encounters with God feel like?

2. Having attained the Seventh Dwelling, what does a person now have?

3. What knowledge gives Teresa comfort?

4. What does Teresa suggest looking for in a spiritual adviser?

5. What does Teresa say the spirit of evil does?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What limitation is on the marriage Teresa speaks of in the Seventh Dwelling?

7. How does Teresa describe intellectual visions?

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

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

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

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 skepticism. State your opinion on the value of being skeptical about anything seen or heard for the first time. Discuss in your essay why there is so much skepticism around things religious. Conclude your essay with an argument on whether skepticism is good or bad.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the value of honest disagreement. In your paper, mention how you see value in exchanging differing ideas with other people. Discuss the value one gets from hearing other points of view and how it helps to increase both knowledge and perspective.

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