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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the deadening of a person to the presence of sin get refreshed, according to the author?
(a) The second night of purging.
(b) The first night of purging.
(c) Whenever in prayer with God.
(d) During a weekly fast.

2. The dark night refers to the darkness of what?
(a) The end of the world.
(b) Natural senses.
(c) Human guilt.
(d) Human sin.

3. In Book II, Chapter IX, what will a person become as he goes through a harder labor and more severe pain?
(a) More sinful.
(b) Less perfect.
(c) More perfect.
(d) More desirable by God.

4. According to St. John, what kind of day is it when a man searches for God in a divine way instead of a human way?
(a) Happy.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Sad.

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

6. To what does St. John compare a new Christian?
(a) A dying flower.
(b) A weed.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A new baby.

7. Who is the author of Dark Night of the Soul?
(a) St. Ignatius.
(b) St. Michael.
(c) St. Patrick.
(d) St. John.

8. According to St. John, what does the spirit of those who enter the dark night feel?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Tranquility.
(c) The weight of sin.
(d) God's desire.

9. What is the example the author uses in describing the way the purification process works?
(a) The changing seasons.
(b) The burning of a log in a fire.
(c) The chopping down of a tree.
(d) The burning rays of the sun.

10. What does St. John say happens after a person is involved in spiritual activities for wrath to enter into a beginner's life?
(a) The person is lazy.
(b) There is no monetary gain.
(c) There is no further instruction from God.
(d) The pleasure fades.

11. When a man searches for God in a divine way, the spirit and the soul of that person are transformed into what, according to Book II, Chapter V?
(a) A sinner.
(b) An innocent child.
(c) A new person.
(d) The likeness of God.

12. What does the spirit of a man search for in the darkness?
(a) His soul.
(b) His soulmate.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) God.

13. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?
(a) Sin.
(b) God.
(c) Itself.
(d) Others.

14. The example the author uses about purification illustrates an understanding of what concept?
(a) The purging of the soul by divine love.
(b) The purging of the spirit by leaving behind sin.
(c) The strengthening of the spirit by God's wrath.
(d) The strengthening of the soul by sin.

15. What is disturbed by divine purgation, according to Book II, Chapter VIII?
(a) Guilt.
(b) The sleep cycle.
(c) Memory.
(d) The power of sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?

2. St. John says that it becomes clear which parts are purified and which are still not purified during what time in the dark night?

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

4. On what does the author expound, in Book I, Chapter XI?

5. What example does the author use to describe divine light?

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