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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 another name for avarice?
(a) Lust.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Greed.

2. St. John's use of writing about a spiritual ladder as a path to unification with God is an example of what?
(a) Acronym.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Allegory.

3. According to St. John, what two states does a person have to pass through to realize a state of perfection with God?
(a) Infant and newborn.
(b) Beginner and proficient.
(c) Immortal and divine.
(d) Believer and sinner.

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

5. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?
(a) Impure heart.
(b) Spiritual envy.
(c) Spiritual luxury.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?

2. What happens when there are periods of rest for the soul during the dark night?

3. Without passing through the dark night, the author says that people are still what of their natural desires and wants?

4. What do beginners have to go through to increase their strength and lose their imperfections, according to Book I, Chapter 1?

5. When is the only time a soul can ascend to the sixth step?

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