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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 Book I, Chapter VII, what do beginners do when they hear others being praised?
(a) They devalue the praise.
(b) They get angry at those being praised.
(c) They praise the others as well.
(d) They get angry at God.

2. In Book II, Chapter XI, the author writes about the depth and power of what?
(a) The Spirit of God.
(b) Earthly evil.
(c) God's vengeance.
(d) Sin.

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

4. In Book II, Chapter XIII, the author states that love is felt by what?
(a) Emotions.
(b) The human mind.
(c) Sin.
(d) Guilt.

5. When the souls on earth are purged, with what do they become infused, according to Book II, Chapter XII?
(a) Freedom and pain.
(b) Love and wisdom.
(c) Guilt and suffering.
(d) Grace and redemption.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter IX, what will a person become as he goes through a harder labor and more severe pain?

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

3. According to St. John, what happens when beginners try to build their own spirituality instead of waiting on God?

4. St. John writes that because of the goodness of God's divine wisdom, the soul actually feels as if it is being what?

5. What does St. John say a man has that will impede the process of unifying with God?

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