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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, Chapter VIII | Book I, Chapter IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gluttony is exhibited when believers go to extremes and will not stop what?
(a) Being angry at others.
(b) Spiritual exercises.
(c) Having sexual affairs.
(d) Collecting money.

2. According to St. John, what happens when beginners try to build their own spirituality instead of waiting on God?
(a) They become frustrated with the progress.
(b) They begin to feel like they no longer need God.
(c) They begin to influence other into sin.
(d) They succeed.

3. What does God feed new beginners according to the author?
(a) Water.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Spiritual milk.
(d) Bread.

4. What is the title of the poem that is introduced in the prologue?
(a) "Mount Carmel."
(b) "Song of Songs."
(c) "Song of the Soul."
(d) "The Stanzas of the Soul."

5. What does St. John say happens after a person is involved in spiritual activities for wrath to enter into a beginner's life?
(a) There is no further instruction from God.
(b) There is no monetary gain.
(c) The pleasure fades.
(d) The person is lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the theme of Book I, Chapter IV?

2. Who is the author of Dark Night of the Soul?

3. In Book I, Chapter V, beginners fall victim to wrath when they lets the sins of other do what?

4. The author states that impure thoughts from spiritual luxury are a result of the pleasure humans find in what?

5. In Book I, Chapter VII, what do beginners do when they hear others being praised?

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