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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. Does the term the presence of God receive definition?

2. What begins one's spiritual journey?

3. The first conversation occurs on what date?

4. To achieve the presence of God in sanctity, one needs what?

5. Where does this war take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was Brother Lawrence born?

2. What does Brother Lawrence do after his conversion experience?

3. Who is Joseph de Beaufort? When are Lawrence's works published?

4. What are some of the steps to spiritual fulfillment?

5. What does Brother Lawrence do after this first job?

6. How does Brother Lawrence end up with chronic pain?

7. How does Lawrence feel he enters God's presence? What happens after he enters God's presence?

8. In what war does Brother Lawrence fight?

9. What must one do the maintain the presence of God?

10. Where does Brother Lawrence receive an education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

God always answers.

Part 1) How is Lawrence so confident about this? How do his other beliefs support this belief?

Part 2) What is important to remember about this idea that God always answers? What is difficult about this statement?

Part 3) How does this statement encourage the recipients of Lawrence's letters, the readers of this book, and Lawrence himself?

Essay Topic 2

Lawrence views God as a judge.

Part 1) Why does he view God as a judge? How does Lawrence view himself? Why does he view himself in this way?

Part 2) As what kind of judge does Lawrence see God? Why? What does this mean for Lawrence's relationship with God?

Part 3) How does Lawrence's view of God as a judge compare to one's view of a human judge?

Part 4) How else does Lawrence view God? How does this create an overall picture for the reader of God?

Essay Topic 3

One should live only for God.

Part 1) Why should one live only for God? How can one live only for God?

Part 2) How are Lawrence's feelings of dependency connected to the belief that one should live only for God?

Part 3) How might this attitude affect one's life? Would your life be the same if you adopted this belief? Why or why not?

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