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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) How much pain relates to the divine.
(c) The evil of sin.
(d) God's punishment.

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

3. According to the author, why must the soul forget all forms of natural love?
(a) To reflect the state of a baby.
(b) To become more like God.
(c) To be reminded of sin.
(d) To appreciate divine love.

4. What is the title of the poem that is introduced in the prologue?
(a) "The Stanzas of the Soul."
(b) "Song of Songs."
(c) "Song of the Soul."
(d) "Mount Carmel."

5. In Dark Night of the Soul during the dark night, the soul learns that by itself it is what?
(a) Strong.
(b) Weak and miserable.
(c) Sinful and guilty.
(d) Worthless to the devil.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to St. John, what strong desire does a new Christian experience?

2. What is a type of pain felt during the dark night that is really not a problem, according to St. John?

3. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the first night purify?

4. The dark night refers to the darkness of what?

5. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?

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