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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. A peaceful time with God will spark the spirit of what, according to the author?
(a) Love in the soul.
(b) Peace.
(c) Contempt for sin.
(d) God's mercy.

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

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

4. It is necessary for the spirit and the sensual portion of man to be separated in order for what to happen, according to Book II, Chapter III?
(a) The second night of darkness.
(b) Baptism.
(c) An entrance into heaven.
(d) God's forgiveness.

5. To what does St. John compare a new Christian?
(a) A dying flower.
(b) A weed.
(c) A new baby.
(d) A cloud.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The purging of the soul in the feeling of poverty is compared to what in Book II, Chapter VI?

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