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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do beginning Christians feel happens when they grow in faith and deal with suffering for God's sake, according to Book I, Chapter IX?
(a) God draws closer to them.
(b) They no longer believe in their faith.
(c) Their sins worsen.
(d) God suddenly abandons them.

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

3. In Dark Night of the Soul, what does the soul wait for in the second night of darkness?
(a) God's forgiveness.
(b) The emergence of sin.
(c) God's instructions.
(d) Inner peace.

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

5. In Dark Night of the Soul during the dark night, the soul learns that by itself it is what?
(a) Weak and miserable.
(b) Sinful and guilty.
(c) Strong.
(d) Worthless to the devil.

6. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Greed.
(c) Pride.
(d) Avarice.

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

8. In Book I, Chapter VII, what do beginners do when they hear others being praised?
(a) They devalue the praise.
(b) They get angry at those being praised.
(c) They get angry at God.
(d) They praise the others as well.

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

10. What does the author describe as the reason for the underlying pain of the soul in preparation with a union with God?
(a) God's demands of revenge.
(b) The balance of the world.
(c) The payment of sin.
(d) The underlying impurity of the soul.

11. What is the title of the poem that is introduced in the prologue?
(a) "Song of Songs."
(b) "Mount Carmel."
(c) "The Stanzas of the Soul."
(d) "Song of the Soul."

12. 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 loud, blasphemous statements.
(b) Speak out in tongues.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Obey all of God's commands.

13. What is not encouraged to grow in a sensual friendship, according to Book I, Chapter IV?
(a) True relationships.
(b) Understanding for the other person.
(c) The love of God.
(d) Love for others.

14. What does the author say is a problem for the soul, especially in divine activities?
(a) Keeping secrets from God.
(b) The lure of sin.
(c) Distraction.
(d) Lack of faith.

15. St. John says that in periods of affliction during the dark night, the soul may feel as if what will never go away?
(a) Sin.
(b) Pain.
(c) Anger.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What authors quote a state of pain so extreme for the soul it can find no comfort?

2. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?

3. 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?

4. What does St. John say happens after a person is involved in spiritual activities for wrath to enter into a beginner's life?

5. How does the soul change during the dark night?

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