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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the Carmelite Convent of St. Joseph's
(a) Barcelona, Spain
(b) Toledo, Spain
(c) Madrid, Spain
(d) Valencia, Spain

2. What does Teresa warn against regarding spiritual affectations?
(a) becoming smug in one's relationship to God
(b) putting on shows of miracle working
(c) putting on a show of one's spirituality with esoteric jargon
(d) performing good deeds without love

3. Where does Teresa say her words come from?
(a) the Beloved
(b) the Saints
(c) the Bible
(d) the visions she has

4. How does Teresa say a soul with excessive humility can see itself?
(a) as a lotus in a pond
(b) as unworthy of divine help
(c) as only of value to other people
(d) as better than other people

5. When was the book written?
(a) 1493 A. D.
(b) 1577 A .D.
(c) 1776 A. D.
(d) 1665 A. D.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before beginning the writing, to what does she compare herself?

2. What worries Teresa about being able to quote other writers?

3. How does Teresa classify repeated prayers from memory?

4. What troubles Teresa as she is about to start writing?

5. What does Teresa say happens to those who dwell outside the castle?

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