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Prelim Exam in Spiritual Direction: Propaedeutic Year

The document contains a preliminary exam on spiritual direction with 15 true/false and fill-in-the-blank questions. It covers topics like the definition of spiritual direction according to one's vocation, biblical references to spiritual direction, Jesus as a spiritual director, the role of confessors in the 7th century, important spiritual directors from the golden age, and the impact of mendicant orders on the history of spiritual direction.

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Prelim Exam in Spiritual Direction: Propaedeutic Year

The document contains a preliminary exam on spiritual direction with 15 true/false and fill-in-the-blank questions. It covers topics like the definition of spiritual direction according to one's vocation, biblical references to spiritual direction, Jesus as a spiritual director, the role of confessors in the 7th century, important spiritual directors from the golden age, and the impact of mendicant orders on the history of spiritual direction.

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PRELIM EXAM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Propaedeutic year

Nomen: ________________________________________

Part I
1. True or False (underline): Spiritual direction is the science and art of directing
souls to its perfection according to one’s personal vocation.
2. True or False (underline): Perfection in Christian spirituality means being free
from all flaws and defects.
3. True or False (underline): The Bible gives us a valuable indication that will give
meaning and foundation to our present practice of spiritual direction.
4. Cite two biblical texts in the Old Testament that gives us an idea of the practice of
spiritual direction.

___________________ and ___________________

5. The popular image of Jesus in the New Testament related to spiritual direction.

_____________________

6. Give two events in the Gospels (encounters with Jesus) that shows Jesus as
spiritual director.

___________________________ and

___________________________

7. Term used in the beginning of monastic life that is similar to what we call

“spiritual director”. _________________

8. Four phases of the psychology of monks in the desert.

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

_________________________

9. The primary virtue a directee should possess. ____________________


PRELIM EXAM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION: Propaedeutic year

10. True or False (underline): In the beginning of 7th century, confession became
the ordinary vehicle of spiritual direction.

11. This Pope was the disciple of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. _______________

12. What spiritual quality or gift that the spiritual director should have according to

St. Bernard of Clairvaux? ______________________

13. What centuries are considered as the golden age of spiritual direction?
________________
14. Great spiritual directors in the golden age of spiritual direction:

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

15. The Council of the Church that talks about the importance not only of preaching

in the ministry of the priests but also of confession. ____________________

Part II: Discuss the shift from monastic life to the emergence of mendicant orders and
its impact to the history of spiritual direction. (10 points)

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