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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the soul become enkindled with during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter X?
(a) The weight of sin.
(b) Revulsion to faith.
(c) The love of God.
(d) Repentance of sin.

2. The example the author uses about purification illustrates an understanding of what concept?
(a) The purging of the soul by divine love.
(b) The strengthening of the soul by sin.
(c) The purging of the spirit by leaving behind sin.
(d) The strengthening of the spirit by God's wrath.

3. The author states that people can only move on the ladder when they have a feeling of what for themselves?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Pride.
(c) Strength.
(d) Forgiveness.

4. What might descend upon a Christian while he is going through the dark night, as described in the final chapter of Book I?
(a) A perverse or giddy spirit.
(b) A feeling of inner peace.
(c) Fits of insanity.
(d) A desire for secrets.

5. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?
(a) Peacefulness.
(b) Purposefulness.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Pleasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, the power of hell would have no power over the soul if there were no what in the human soul?

2. How many important points are made in Book II, Chapter X, about the purification process?

3. What is the example the author uses in describing the way the purification process works?

4. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?

5. St. John says that it becomes clear which parts are purified and which are still not purified during what time in the dark night?

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