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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapter VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?
(a) Purposefulness.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Peacefulness.
(d) Guilt.

2. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?
(a) Others.
(b) God.
(c) Itself.
(d) Sin.

3. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the second night purify?
(a) Spiritual luxury.
(b) God's love.
(c) The soul.
(d) The sensual.

4. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?
(a) Purity.
(b) The Devil.
(c) Sin.
(d) Christianity.

5. In Book II, Chapter I, what does the beginning Christian become after passing through the dark night?
(a) A proficient Christian.
(b) A baptized person.
(c) A priest.
(d) A sinless and perfect soul.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does God want to do with those who go through the most intense darkness of the dark night?

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

4. What is another name for avarice?

5. What does the spirit of a man search for in the darkness?

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