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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapter II | Book II, Chapter III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for avarice?
(a) Lust.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Greed.

2. According to St. John, one going through the dark night does not experience pleasure in what?
(a) Anything spiritual or physical.
(b) Anything spiritual.
(c) Anything physical.
(d) Committing sin.

3. St. Johns states that believers react to God similarly to what?
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Changing wind.
(d) The sun and the moon.

4. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?
(a) All mortal sins.
(b) All unclean thoughts.
(c) Only the sensual part of the soul.
(d) Both parts of the soul together.

5. What do beginning Christians feel happens when they grow in faith and deal with suffering for God's sake, according to Book I, Chapter IX?
(a) God draws closer to them.
(b) Their sins worsen.
(c) God suddenly abandons them.
(d) They no longer believe in their faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?

2. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?

3. When does the deadening of a person to the presence of sin get refreshed, according to the author?

4. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?

5. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?

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