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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. John writes that souls on earth are purged with the fire of what?
(a) Sin.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Evil.
(d) Love.

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

3. According to St. John, what kind of day is it when a man searches for God in a divine way instead of a human way?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

4. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?
(a) Spiritual luxury.
(b) Spiritual envy.
(c) Impure heart.
(d) Greed.

5. In Dark Night of the Soul, what does the soul wait for in the second night of darkness?
(a) Inner peace.
(b) The emergence of sin.
(c) God's forgiveness.
(d) God's instructions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things cannot exist in the same person?

2. What symbolism is used to describe how the dark night dries up sensual pleasure?

3. What does the soul find in the dark night that it must face, according to Book II, Chapter IX?

4. What happens when the soul has a more complete purging, according to the author?

5. In Book II, Chapter IX, what will a person become as he goes through a harder labor and more severe pain?

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