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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. What does St. John say a man has that will impede the process of unifying with God?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Sin.
(c) Debts.
(d) Lack of education.

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

3. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?
(a) Sin.
(b) A pure heart.
(c) Hard work.
(d) God's will.

4. How does the soul change during the dark night?
(a) It becomes "soft."
(b) It experiences a holy event.
(c) It "grows up."
(d) It becomes ready for heaven.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?

2. St. John writes that souls on earth are purged with the fire of what?

3. In Dark Night of the Soul, what does the soul wait for in the second night of darkness?

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

5. In Book II, Chapter XII, what--more than understanding--will be imparted to the soul because of the will of God?

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