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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 because of the goodness of God's divine wisdom, the soul actually feels as if it is being what?
(a) Abolished.
(b) Punished.
(c) Strengthened.
(d) Immortalized.

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

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

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) Impure heart.
(c) Spiritual envy.
(d) Greed.

5. When the souls on earth are purged, with what do they become infused, according to Book II, Chapter XII?
(a) Grace and redemption.
(b) Guilt and suffering.
(c) Love and wisdom.
(d) Freedom and pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does St. John say a man has that will impede the process of unifying with God?

2. 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?

3. When a man searches for God in a divine way, the spirit and the soul of that person are transformed into what, according to Book II, Chapter V?

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

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

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