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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. Who is the author of Dark Night of the Soul?
(a) St. Patrick.
(b) St. John.
(c) St. Ignatius.
(d) St. Michael.

2. What do beginners have to go through to increase their strength and lose their imperfections, according to Book I, Chapter 1?
(a) A journey through heaven.
(b) Death.
(c) A dark night.
(d) A baptism.

3. What is another name for avarice?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Lust.
(d) Greed.

4. St. John says that almost all beginners will experience what?
(a) Sensual purgation.
(b) Divine wisdom.
(c) Baptism.
(d) Spiritual purgation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to St. John, what strong desire does a new Christian experience?

2. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?

3. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?

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

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

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