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

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

3. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?
(a) Lust.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Money.
(d) Rituals.

4. From what part of the body does the dark night allow man to be free?
(a) The heart.
(b) The eyes.
(c) The mind.
(d) The lower half.

5. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the first night purify?
(a) The soul.
(b) Mortal sin.
(c) The sensual.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Gluttony is exhibited when believers go to extremes and will not stop what?

3. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?

4. The soul starts to develop a habit of what during the dark night, as stated in Book I, Chapter XIII?

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

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