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

2. When is the only time a soul can ascend to the sixth step?
(a) After fasting.
(b) After death.
(c) Before becoming baptized.
(d) By God's invitation.

3. According to St. John, what happens when beginners try to build their own spirituality instead of waiting on God?
(a) They begin to feel like they no longer need God.
(b) They become frustrated with the progress.
(c) They succeed.
(d) They begin to influence other into sin.

4. The author states that impure thoughts from spiritual luxury are a result of the pleasure humans find in what?
(a) Earthly things.
(b) Dance.
(c) Spiritual things.
(d) Lust for others.

5. What does the author say the soul experiences, even during the dark night?
(a) Salvation from sin.
(b) Peaceful rest.
(c) An ascent to heaven.
(d) The presence of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are souls on the sixth step granted, according to St. John?

2. In Book II, Chapter XIII, the author states that love is felt by what?

3. According to St. John, what two states does a person have to pass through to realize a state of perfection with God?

4. What does God want to do with those who go through the most intense darkness of the dark night?

5. In Book II, Chapter XX, what does the soul learn on the tenth step?

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