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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?
(a) Lust.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Money.
(d) Rituals.

2. What is the term given to a spiritual experience beyond words?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Unimaginable.
(c) Ineffable.
(d) Futile.

3. What state does St. John say the soul is in when it has a chance to escape from bondage of the world?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Apprehensive.

4. That author writes that during the dark night while purging the soul, a Christian might feel so much pain that is seems as he is where?
(a) On the sun.
(b) Hell.
(c) In the grave.
(d) In a torture chamber.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form is the image of the spiritual ladder first found in the Bible?

2. During the dark night, what does the Christian want to do when the spirit of blasphemy descends, according to Book I, Chapter XIV?

3. In Book I, Chapter III, what is the rosary made of?

4. What is the reason for the disturbances within a man during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VIII?

5. When the souls on earth are purged, with what do they become infused, according to Book II, Chapter XII?

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