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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. 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?
(a) The seven deadly sins.
(b) Spiritual imperfections.
(c) Mortal sin.
(d) Habitual imperfections.

2. To what can the fifth step of the ladder of love be compared?
(a) Children and parents.
(b) A husband and wife.
(c) A starving person and food.
(d) A priest and God.

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

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?
(a) Quiet and to be alone.
(b) The company of a spiritual leader.
(c) The love of God and others.
(d) Peace and nature.

5. How many steps are on the ladder of love?
(a) A hundred.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Infinite.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter VII, what will souls not believe when experiencing a dark night with so much pain?

2. In what other way does the author describe the passions of man being at rest?

3. Where do the afflictions of the second night of darkness affect a man, as stated in Book II, Chapter VII?

4. In Book II, Chapter XII, what does the spirit of wisdom and love also affects?

5. In Dark Night of the Soul, what does the soul wait for in the second night of darkness?

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