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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. Gluttony is exhibited when believers go to extremes and will not stop what?
(a) Having sexual affairs.
(b) Spiritual exercises.
(c) Collecting money.
(d) Being angry at others.

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

3. According to St. John, what kind of day is it when a man searches for God in a divine way instead of a human way?
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Sinful.

4. What do beginners have to go through to increase their strength and lose their imperfections, according to Book I, Chapter 1?
(a) A baptism.
(b) A dark night.
(c) A journey through heaven.
(d) Death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for avarice?

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

3. What does God feed new beginners according to the author?

4. When does the deadening of a person to the presence of sin get refreshed, according to the author?

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

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