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

2. What symbolism is used to describe how the dark night dries up sensual pleasure?
(a) Breast milk.
(b) Plant roots.
(c) A cistern of water.
(d) Paint.

3. The seven deadly sins are recognized by what Christian community?
(a) The Baptist Church.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Pentecostal Church.
(d) The Lutheran Church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The dark night refers to the darkness of what?

2. Gluttony is exhibited when believers go to extremes and will not stop what?

3. According to Book II, Chapter XIV, why does the soul speak these lines: "I went forth without being observed / My house being now at rest"?

4. What does the author call things that stop the human soul from seeking God?

5. What does the soul find in the dark night that it must face, according to Book II, Chapter IX?

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