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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the dark night, what does the Christian want to do when the spirit of blasphemy descends, according to Book I, Chapter XIV?
(a) Speak out in tongues.
(b) Obey all of God's commands.
(c) Speak out loud, blasphemous statements.
(d) Commit suicide.

2. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?
(a) Sin.
(b) A pure heart.
(c) Hard work.
(d) God's will.

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

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

5. In what other way does the author describe the passions of man being at rest?
(a) Asleep.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Tortured.
(d) Aroused.

Short Answer Questions

1. As described in Book II, Chapter II, what are deeply rooted in the spirit of a person and must be removed by the purging of the soul?

2. What is the term given to a spiritual experience beyond words?

3. What object represents the passions of the natural man, according to Book II, Chapter XIV?

4. In Dark Night of the Soul, the power of hell would have no power over the soul if there were no what in the human soul?

5. In Book II, Chapter XI, when will the soul seek God?

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