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Quiz for Primary Source 13.5: Saint Teresa of Ávila, The Life

Question

1. Which of these did Saint Teresa claim?

To have seen and spoken to God

To have felt the fires of Hell

To have gained knowledge of all of God’s secrets

To know who was to be saved and who was to be damned

Correct. The answer is a. Saint Teresa acknowledged that God had shared only a small portion of his secrets with her but claimed that what God had shown her and said to her left her “soul amazed.”

Incorrect. The answer is a. Saint Teresa acknowledged that God had shared only a small portion of his secrets with her but claimed that what God had shown her and said to her left her “soul amazed.”

Question

2. On which of these might Saint Teresa and Martin Luther have agreed?

In order to be truly pure, one must be celibate.

There should be little or no distinction between clergy and laity.

Outward works are at best useless and at worst dangerous.

Salvation is impossible without God’s free gift of grace.

Correct. The answer is d. Like Luther, Saint Teresa believed that the liberation of the soul could be affected only by God.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Like Luther, Saint Teresa believed that the liberation of the soul could be affected only by God.