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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. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?
(a) Pride.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Greed.

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

3. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?
(a) Others.
(b) God.
(c) Itself.
(d) Sin.

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

5. Where do the afflictions of the second night of darkness affect a man, as stated in Book II, Chapter VII?
(a) In his love for God.
(b) In his passion for sin.
(c) In his will and soul.
(d) In his sensual areas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter VII, what will souls not believe when experiencing a dark night with so much pain?

2. St. John says that in periods of affliction during the dark night, the soul may feel as if what will never go away?

3. In Book II, Chapter I, what does the beginning Christian become after passing through the dark night?

4. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?

5. What happens when there are periods of rest for the soul during the dark night?

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