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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the deadening of a person to the presence of sin get refreshed, according to the author?
(a) The second night of purging.
(b) The first night of purging.
(c) During a weekly fast.
(d) Whenever in prayer with God.

2. The dark night refers to the darkness of what?
(a) Human guilt.
(b) Natural senses.
(c) Human sin.
(d) The end of the world.

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

4. 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?
(a) God suddenly abandons them.
(b) Their sins worsen.
(c) They no longer believe in their faith.
(d) God draws closer to them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?

2. 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?

3. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?

4. What is the topic of the prologue?

5. When a man searches for God in a divine way, the spirit and the soul of that person are transformed into what, according to Book II, Chapter V?

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