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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is a person supposed to start climbing the secret ladder?
(a) After passing through the dark night.
(b) After death.
(c) When first believing in God.
(d) Directly after birth.

2. With what are the spirits in purgatory purged?
(a) God's love.
(b) Water.
(c) Sin.
(d) Real fire.

3. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?
(a) All unclean thoughts.
(b) Both parts of the soul together.
(c) Only the sensual part of the soul.
(d) All mortal sins.

4. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?
(a) Lust.
(b) Money.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Rituals.

5. What does the soul do on the second step of the ladder of love, according to Book II, Chapter XIX?
(a) Abandon hope.
(b) Ascend to heaven.
(c) Search for God.
(d) Battle sin.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?

5. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?

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