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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Teresa advise her sisters they can stay humble?
(a) detaching oneself from results
(b) paying penance constantly
(c) going to confession daily
(d) working in the garden

2. In her metaphor, how does Teresa explain dying to one's personal desires?
(a) when the ant collects food, all survive
(b) when the bee makes honey, all bees are benefitted
(c) when the herd stays together, all elephants are safe
(d) when the silkworm dies the butterfly emerges

3. What simile does Teresa use to describe turning away from a life of prayer?
(a) like putting mud in a cake
(b) like throwing a shroud over a brightly shining jewel
(c) like never washing out a drinking cup
(d) like putting out all the candles in a dark house

4. What does she say is not prayer at all?
(a) praying while standing up
(b) always asking God for favors
(c) praying to God as though He were a servant
(d) rambling on about mundane matters

5. Why are these Fourth Dwelling places deeper and more and more beautiful?
(a) because they are more expensive
(b) because they require more maintenance
(c) because they are not internal
(d) because they are nearer to the King

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Teresa describe the bride of the Lord?

2. How does Teresa say the confirmation of the Prayer of Union is not determined?

3. Does Teresa say that hearing voices is always a negative sign?

4. What does Teresa say the condition of the soul is in the First Dwelling?

5. What does Teresa say is important in the early stages of being a butterfly in the Fifth Dwelling?

(see the answer key)

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