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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. John explains that beginners who have pride become impatient with whom?
(a) Friends.
(b) Loved ones.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) God and themselves.

2. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Greed.
(d) Lust.

3. When does the deadening of a person to the presence of sin get refreshed, according to the author?
(a) The second night of purging.
(b) The first night of purging.
(c) During a weekly fast.
(d) Whenever in prayer with God.

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

5. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the second night purify?
(a) The soul.
(b) Spiritual luxury.
(c) God's love.
(d) The sensual.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to St. John, one going through the dark night does not experience pleasure in what?

2. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?

3. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?

4. The soul starts to develop a habit of what during the dark night, as stated in Book I, Chapter XIII?

5. As described in Book II, Chapter II, what are deeply rooted in the spirit of a person and must be removed by the purging of the soul?

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