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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?
(a) Greed.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Lust.
(d) Gluttony.

2. On what does the author expound, in Book I, Chapter XI?
(a) The work of another author.
(b) A Bible verse.
(c) The poem from the prologue.
(d) God's message to himself.

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

4. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?
(a) God's love.
(b) Temptation.
(c) Other's love.
(d) Backsliding.

5. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?
(a) Greed.
(b) Spiritual envy.
(c) Impure heart.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?

2. What do beginning Christians feel happens when they grow in faith and deal with suffering for God's sake, according to Book I, Chapter IX?

3. How does the soul change during the dark night?

4. In Dark Night of the Soul during the dark night, the soul learns that by itself it is what?

5. The seven deadly sins are recognized by what Christian community?

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