View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early chambers of the Fifth Dwelling, what must the supplicant do?
(a) prepare to believe everything experienced
(b) look around to remember where one is
(c) test the spirits to see if the experience is good and godly
(d) keep both feet on the floor

2. What does Teresa suggest is the true test of the soul's capacity?
(a) recognizing the sweetness, and in not turning away from it
(b) being still for long periods of time
(c) knowing when God is speaking
(d) a vessel running over with clear water

3. What does she say is inside the castle?
(a) rooms filled with busy people
(b) dwellings in every direction
(c) green fields and flowers
(d) diamonds and jewels

4. What is the Prayer of Recollection all about?
(a) memorizing an entire prayer book
(b) something that was lost and is being remembered
(c) remembering the correct forms of prayer
(d) reciting all the prayers one has learned before

5. To whom is THE INNER CASTLE addressed?
(a) church me to help them underrstand women
(b) all women
(c) sisters at Mr. Carmel convent
(d) the Beloved

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does Teresa suggest a soul is in when it turns away from a life of prayer?

2. What is the condition Teresa describes in the Fifth Dwelling?

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

4. What is it when the soul retreats from the senses and begins to rebuild the temple where it can go to worship?

5. As intimacy grows deeper, how are experiences of God measured?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 340 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample