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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. What does the author say is a problem for the soul, especially in divine activities?
(a) The lure of sin.
(b) Keeping secrets from God.
(c) Distraction.
(d) Lack of faith.

2. 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) During a weekly fast.
(c) The first night of purging.
(d) Whenever in prayer with God.

3. 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) In a torture chamber.
(b) On the sun.
(c) Hell.
(d) In the grave.

4. In Book II, Chapter VII, what will souls not believe when experiencing a dark night with so much pain?
(a) The duty of man.
(b) The guilt of sin.
(c) The balance of nature.
(d) God loves them.

5. St. Johns states that believers react to God similarly to what?
(a) Children.
(b) Changing wind.
(c) Animals.
(d) The sun and the moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to St. John, what does the spirit of those who enter the dark night feel?

2. From what part of the body does the dark night allow man to be free?

3. To what does St. John compare a new Christian?

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?

5. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?

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