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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is it good for the rich to desire more wealth?
(a) when the idea is someone else's
(b) when times get difficult
(c) when it is easy to do
(d) when the intention is virtuous

2. What does Teresa say happens in the Fourth Dwelling?
(a) the soul begins to experience the supernatural
(b) the way forward becomes more difficult
(c) the problems grow exponentially
(d) the soul becomes lethargic

3. How does Teresa say some souls react when God tests their strength and dependence on Him?
(a) slowly, delaying their progress
(b) doing nothing and hoping for the better
(c) defiantly toward all things spiritual
(d) out of proportion to what is necessary to endure the trial

4. What does she say is at the center of the castle?
(a) the dwelling place of God
(b) the heart of the penitent
(c) the answer to all prayers
(d) the soul of the believer

5. What must be understood if the thoughts that serve as distractions are from a spirit of evil?
(a) they will pass
(b) they will increase
(c) they will dominate
(d) they will reverse the soul's progress

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa stress at the beginning of her treatise?

2. What does Teresa say is important at the Fourth Dwelling intimacy with God?

3. What does she think about what she has to say in this book?

4. From where does Teresa say consolations come?

5. Where is the Carmelite Convent of St. Joseph's

(see the answer key)

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