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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. The author says that the first step on the ladder is similar to the way a person acts when they are in the early stage of what?
(a) Education.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Heartbreak.
(d) Romantic love.

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

3. What happens when there are periods of rest for the soul during the dark night?
(a) The soul is attacked harder than before.
(b) The soul rejects God's love.
(c) The soul heals itself.
(d) The soul is freed.

4. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?
(a) Pride.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Greed.

5. In what other way does the author describe the passions of man being at rest?
(a) Asleep.
(b) Tortured.
(c) Imprisoned.
(d) Aroused.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author compare God's trail as He leads the soul on the journey through the dark night?

2. In Book II, Chapter XX, what does the soul learn on the tenth step?

3. Why is the soul uncertain of finding its way out in the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VII?

4. 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?

5. St. John's use of writing about a spiritual ladder as a path to unification with God is an example of what?

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