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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, the spirit thirsts for love more than the soul thirsts because the spirit realizes what?
(a) What it lacks.
(b) God's punishment.
(c) How much pain relates to the divine.
(d) The evil of sin.

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

3. In Book II, Chapter XI, the soul would miss the spiritual love and affection of what if it was to go away?
(a) The threat of evil.
(b) The fire of the Spirit.
(c) The guild of sin.
(d) The demands of the earthly world.

4. In Book II, Chapter XII, what does the spirit of wisdom and love also affects?
(a) Animals.
(b) Angel's souls.
(c) The universe.
(d) The earth.

5. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Purposefulness.
(d) Peacefulness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?

3. 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?

4. What can a soul not see beyond until it has been properly purged?

5. What do beginners have to go through to increase their strength and lose their imperfections, according to Book I, Chapter 1?

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