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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. In Book I, Chapter V, beginners fall victim to wrath when they lets the sins of other do what?
(a) Influence decisions.
(b) Continue.
(c) Enter their lives.
(d) Irritate them.

2. In Book I, Chapter X, what can people become if they do not recognize they are going through the dark night?
(a) Angry.
(b) More sinful.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Discouraged.

3. The author states that impure thoughts from spiritual luxury are a result of the pleasure humans find in what?
(a) Earthly things.
(b) Dance.
(c) Lust for others.
(d) Spiritual things.

4. 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) The pleasure fades.
(c) The person is lazy.
(d) There is no monetary gain.

5. That author writes that during the dark night while purging the soul, a Christian might feel so much pain that is seems as he is where?
(a) On the sun.
(b) In the grave.
(c) Hell.
(d) In a torture chamber.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?

5. What is the topic of the prologue?

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