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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 XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?
(a) God's love.
(b) Backsliding.
(c) Other's love.
(d) Temptation.

2. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?
(a) Sin.
(b) Christianity.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Purity.

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

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

5. What is the theme of Book I, Chapter IV?
(a) God's wrath.
(b) Lack of faith.
(c) Faith and money.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter VI, how many kinds of pain result from the meeting of the divine and human?

2. Why is the soul uncertain of finding its way out in the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VII?

3. The author states that impure thoughts from spiritual luxury are a result of the pleasure humans find in what?

4. During the dark night according to the author, when attachments are stripped away, a Christian might feel as if what is happening?

5. Who is the author of Dark Night of the Soul?

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