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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?
(a) Itself.
(b) Others.
(c) God.
(d) Sin.

2. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?
(a) Sin.
(b) Purity.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The Devil.

3. According to St. John, what strong desire does a new Christian experience?
(a) The desire to be good.
(b) A thirst for God.
(c) Sensual pleasure.
(d) A need for acceptance.

4. A peaceful time with God will spark the spirit of what, according to the author?
(a) God's mercy.
(b) Love in the soul.
(c) Contempt for sin.
(d) Peace.

5. St. John says that almost all beginners will experience what?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Divine wisdom.
(c) Spiritual purgation.
(d) Sensual purgation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might descend upon a Christian while he is going through the dark night, as described in the final chapter of Book I?

2. What is disturbed by divine purgation, according to Book II, Chapter VIII?

3. What does the author describe as the reason for the underlying pain of the soul in preparation with a union with God?

4. 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?

5. Gluttony is exhibited when believers go to extremes and will not stop what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does St. John say must change in a person in order for the divine and the human to exist within the same person?

2. How does the author compare the use of fire to the purification process a person experiences during the dark night?

3. In Book I, Chapter VI, why are new believers especially prone to the sin of gluttony?

4. In Book I, Chapter III, what are the symptoms of the sin of avarice?

5. As described in Book II, Chapter, I, can a person who has passed through the night of darkness still be afflicted with other periods of darkness? Why?

6. How does God determine how severe a person's trial will be through the dark night?

7. In Book II, Chapter X, how does the divine fire of God teach about the state of souls in purgatory?

8. How does a Christian feel during the three kinds of pain that afflict him when the divine and human meet in one during the dark night, according to the author?

9. What are the symptoms of the sin of pride, according to St. John?

10. How must a believer react when first realizing he has entered the dark night, according to Book I, Chapter X?

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