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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to good deeds when they are done in harmony with the love of Christ?
(a) They are more powerful,
(b) They become miracles.
(c) They happen spontaneously.
(d) They are repeated more often.

3. What does Teresa say the nature of many people is?
(a) willingness to overlook what they do not understand
(b) willingness to believe the good things they hear
(c) willingness to believe the negative things they hear
(d) willingness to learn better things from example

4. 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

5. What does Teresa say some observing her behavior may assume?
(a) that she is about to die
(b) that she is putting on a show of her faith
(c) that she is trying to be a young woman
(d) that she has gone out of her mind

6. What is her analogy of a person who does not pray?
(a) a double amputee
(b) a deaf person
(c) a blind person
(d) a quadraplegic

7. What does Teresa classify as a sign of the intention to draw ever closer to God?
(a) heartborken sobs
(b) more study on prayer
(c) perseverance
(d) indifference

8. What does Teresa say the condition of the soul is in the First Dwelling?
(a) like that of a small child
(b) looking for the way back outside
(c) confused by being in a strange place
(d) only just beginning to learn to pray

9. Before beginning the writing, to what does she compare herself?
(a) a cat that sleeps all the time
(b) a bird that has been taught to speak
(c) a rabbit that fears preditors
(d) a fish that is left out of water

10. What is the most important quality of someone wishing to move deeper?
(a) indoctrination
(b) humility
(c) moderation
(d) industry

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

12. What metaphor does Teresa introduce about the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) the way a bee works tirelessly for the queen
(b) the way a silk worm tirelessly works for the benefit of people
(c) the way an ant collects food for the winter
(d) the way a herd of elephants stay together

13. What if someone makes elaborate sacrifice and asks special gifts from God?
(a) God is under no obligation to give.
(b) God will give all.
(c) God will give more.
(d) God is obligated to give in like kind.

14. What does Teresa say inhabits the outside of the castle?
(a) the dead
(b) dragons and monsters
(c) lay people
(d) vile, poisonous creatures

15. With whom does Teresa find comfort during this time?
(a) sisters who are experiencing the Sixth Dwelling themselves
(b) children who come for advice
(c) her confessor who understands fully
(d) sisters who make allowances for her behavior

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Teresa classify repeated prayers from memory?

2. Why is Teresa the one ordered to write the book on prayer for women?

3. What does Teresa say about good works done outside of communion with God ?

4. What must the formerly rich man do when he is reduced to poverty?

5. What is the hope of the soul in the Third Dwelling?

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