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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapter XII | Book I, Chapter XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter VII, what do beginners do when they hear others being praised?
(a) They devalue the praise.
(b) They praise the others as well.
(c) They get angry at God.
(d) They get angry at those being praised.

2. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?
(a) Backsliding.
(b) Temptation.
(c) God's love.
(d) Other's love.

3. In Book I, Chapter V, beginners fall victim to wrath when they lets the sins of other do what?
(a) Irritate them.
(b) Influence decisions.
(c) Continue.
(d) Enter their lives.

4. What is the theme of Book I, Chapter IV?
(a) Faith and money.
(b) God's wrath.
(c) Lack of faith.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

5. To what does St. John compare a new Christian?
(a) A weed.
(b) A dying flower.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A new baby.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what does the author expound, in Book I, Chapter XI?

3. St. John says that almost all beginners will experience what?

4. How does the soul change during the dark night?

5. The soul starts to develop a habit of what during the dark night, as stated in Book I, Chapter XIII?

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