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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 warn against about emotions from the Sixth Dwelling?

2. What is the final activity in the Sixth Dwelling, according to Teresa?

3. What sets intellectual visions apart from all others?

4. What does Teresa say a good adviser will know?

5. What does her focus on her inner temple now bring Teresa in the Seventh Dwelling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has joy given Teresa a kind of death?

2. What tokens does Teresa say God gives to help recall the raptures?

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

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

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

6. Describe the esoteric talisman Teresa uses as an analogy to one's faith.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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