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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lawrence end the letter?

2. How does Lawrence end this letter?

3. For Lawrence, the presence of God exists how?

4. How do these people believe a Christian's life moves?

5. What anxiety did these negative feelings bring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lawrence begin his first letter?

2. What does Lawrence tell this man?

3. How does Lawrence learn God's plan for him?

4. How does Letter 9 begin?

5. How does he use these negative feelings to help him?

6. How does Lawrence view himself, which reflects his view that God is his judge?

7. Why does Lawrence put more pressure on the man the commune with God?

8. How does Letter 2 open?

9. How does Lawrence personify the soul?

10. When should a man commune with God? Why might he believe this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lawrence discusses faith.

Part 1) What does Lawrence say about faith? Why is faith important?

Part 2) How does Lawrence's view of faith reinforce his other beliefs?

Part 3) What are the steps to spiritual fulfillment? What is faith's connection to other steps in the process of spiritual fulfillment?

Essay Topic 2

Lawrence views God as a judge.

Part 1) Why does he view God as a judge? How does Lawrence view himself? Why does he view himself in this way?

Part 2) As what kind of judge does Lawrence see God? Why? What does this mean for Lawrence's relationship with God?

Part 3) How does Lawrence's view of God as a judge compare to one's view of a human judge?

Part 4) How else does Lawrence view God? How does this create an overall picture for the reader of God?

Essay Topic 3

One must strive for the presence of God.

Part 1) What is meant by the presence of God? Is this the same for everyone? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does one strive for the presence of God? How is this connected to one's journey to spiritual fulfillment?

Part 3) How is this theme throughout this book? Why is this so important to Lawrence? How does this theme affect Lawrence? How might it affect Beaufort and others who read Lawrence's works?

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