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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the disguise worn on the ladder, as described by the author?
(a) To overcome the pain of the dark night.
(b) To become a new person.
(c) To hide oneself to achieve a goal.
(d) To hide oneself from God.

2. St. John writes that a person experiencing the dark night might feel as if who has abandoned him?
(a) His family.
(b) His children.
(c) His friends.
(d) Neighbors.

3. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?
(a) All mortal sins.
(b) All unclean thoughts.
(c) Only the sensual part of the soul.
(d) Both parts of the soul together.

4. In Book I, Chapter X, what can people become if they do not recognize they are going through the dark night?
(a) Discouraged.
(b) More sinful.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Angry.

5. The author states that people can only move on the ladder when they have a feeling of what for themselves?
(a) Strength.
(b) Pride.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another reason the author gives for the soul traveling through the dark night in concealment?

2. What is another name for avarice?

3. Where must man walk to be protected from the evil of natural senses?

4. St. John's use of writing about a spiritual ladder as a path to unification with God is an example of what?

5. In what kind of way would the soul respond to God's love if the senses were not numbed?

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