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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. Regarding the imagination, what must come in?

2. To what kind of person will godliness come?

3. According to Guyon, is self-denial the answer to accomplishing what people want to overcome?

4. How long should one be willing to wait in a specific place?

5. What is another option for coming to Christ?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Guyon use the Bible to prove that one must be willing to love through hardships?

2. How does Guyon quote St. Augustine?

3. How does Guyon define abandonment?

4. How does one begin to abandon his or her life?

5. Why does Guyon quote St. Augustine?

6. How must one's abandonment go one step further?

7. What does Guyon say when one has come to a point of a regular prayer life?

8. What does Guyon remind readers regarding their gifts?

9. What does Guyon say about a "second level of prayers?"

10. What does Guyon warn about one's imagination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Guyon is specific about how to lead others to Christ.

Part 1) What does she say about leading others to Christ? Is this surprising? Why or why not?

Part 2) How might the Church of her day feel about this? How might the Church feel about this now?

Part 3) Are her suggestions valid and useful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

One must be submissive to the Lord.

Part 1) How can one be submissive to the Lord? Why is this required?

Part 2) Why is this difficult? Might it be more difficult in our own society to submit to another? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you been submissive? Why were you submissive? Did this benefit you? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Guyon uses the word abandonment as part of her instruction.

Part 1) What does she mean by abandonment? How is this part of the next step?

Part 2) How might one's life change through abandonment and this next step?

Part 3) Do you agree with Guyon's next step? Why or why not? Is this relevant to your own life? Why or why not?

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