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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what should one not get bogged down?
(a) The sins of others.
(b) The requests made by God.
(c) Your thoughts about God.
(d) Your own faults and failures.

2. How does Guyon illustrate the idea of activity?
(a) With the story of Martha and Mary.
(b) With the story of the destruction of the temple.
(c) With the story of the mustard seed.
(d) With the story of Jesus' crucifixion.

3. She says that it's important to remember that it is ________ that makes all things possible.
(a) Yourself.
(b) The Church.
(c) God.
(d) The Pope.

4. How can you avoid temptation?
(a) Run away from the temptation.
(b) Understand the temptation.
(c) Ignore the temptation.
(d) Remain close to God.

5. What must happen for the Spirit to act?
(a) You must believe the Spirit can act.
(b) You must tell others to give up their activities.
(c) You must willingly give up your own activities.
(d) You must tell the Spirit to act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of this intercession?

2. She says that the soul is like ____________________ in that it can move forward actively or can passively wait.

3. Activity must be driven by what?

4. What is the reason for the answer to #171?

5. She warns not to let this seem a time of "barren" inactivity, because the truth is that the heart becomes still because of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Guyon say about intercession?

2. Describe how this book ends.

3. How does Guyon explain the ability to be active while resting?

4. What does Guyon have to say on the subject of confession?

5. What is Guyon's warning against ritual prayer?

6. About what is the beginning of this section?

7. How does Guyon illustrate this idea of passivity?

8. When can "continual prayer" be found? What else does Guyon say about this passive attitude towards prayer?

9. What does Guyon have to say about inward and outward actions?

10. What does Guyon say about becoming comfortable with outward experiences?

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