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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 intensifies the pain?

2. After doing something wrong, what amazes Teresa?

3. What, according to Teresa, is the prerequisite for entering briefly into the Sixth Dwelling?

4. What is the difference in the reminders she gets now when her spirit flags and the times she first encountered the pain of awareness?

5. What sets intellectual visions apart from all others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a recommendation of Teresa's on meditation?

2. What recommendation does Teresa make regarding commands that will affect others?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 2

Write an essay on the idea that prayer is different for women than for men. Explain the order given to Teresa to write her book for women because women understand each other better. Does that idea hold up today? Explain differences between 16th and 21st Century concepts.

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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