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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. In Dark Night of the Soul during the dark night, the soul learns that by itself it is what?
(a) Worthless to the devil.
(b) Strong.
(c) Sinful and guilty.
(d) Weak and miserable.

2. What happens when the soul has a more complete purging, according to the author?
(a) The better of a chance to enter heaven.
(b) The closer to God a being will become.
(c) The better of a chance to backslide.
(d) The more likely to sin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to St. John, on what step does the soul seek to do something worthy of God without any favor from God?

2. Why does the soul become secure after passing through the dark night, according to St. John?

3. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the first night purify?

4. When entering into the dark night, what does God cause the soul of the person to simply desire, according to Book I, Chapter IX?

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

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