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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. For whom is the ninth step on the ladder reserved, according to Book II, Chapter XX?
(a) Male.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Female.
(d) Perfect.

2. In Book I, Chapter III, what is the rosary made of?
(a) Ivory.
(b) Gold.
(c) Spines of a fish.
(d) Animal teeth.

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

4. According to St. John, one going through the dark night does not experience pleasure in what?
(a) Anything spiritual.
(b) Anything physical.
(c) Committing sin.
(d) Anything spiritual or physical.

5. How does the soul change during the dark night?
(a) It experiences a holy event.
(b) It becomes "soft."
(c) It "grows up."
(d) It becomes ready for heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What authors quote a state of pain so extreme for the soul it can find no comfort?

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

3. What object represents the passions of the natural man, according to Book II, Chapter XIV?

4. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?

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

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