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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter IX, what is required for a man to possess for his soul to be illuminated with divine light?
(a) Holy water.
(b) A speck of spiritual knowledge.
(c) God's favor.
(d) Wealth.

2. 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 suddenly abandons them.
(b) They no longer believe in their faith.
(c) Their sins worsen.
(d) God draws closer to them.

3. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?
(a) Rituals.
(b) Money.
(c) Lust.
(d) Laziness.

4. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Sin.
(c) Purity.
(d) The Devil.

5. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?
(a) The severity of the person's sin.
(b) The wealth the person can offer the church.
(c) The age of the person.
(d) The strength of the person's soul and faith.

6. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the second night purify?
(a) God's love.
(b) The soul.
(c) The sensual.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

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

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

9. St. John writes that because of the goodness of God's divine wisdom, the soul actually feels as if it is being what?
(a) Immortalized.
(b) Abolished.
(c) Punished.
(d) Strengthened.

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

11. In Book II, Chapter VI, how many kinds of pain result from the meeting of the divine and human?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

13. 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) Obey all of God's commands.
(d) Commit suicide.

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

15. In Dark Night of the Soul, the power of hell would have no power over the soul if there were no what in the human soul?
(a) Hope of God.
(b) Imperfections.
(c) Spark of humanity.
(d) Desire for sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. St. John explains that beginners who have pride become impatient with whom?

2. In Book II, Chapter I, what does the beginning Christian become after passing through the dark night?

3. In Dark Night of the Soul during the dark night, the soul learns that by itself it is what?

4. How many important points are made in Book II, Chapter X, about the purification process?

5. The seven deadly sins are recognized by what Christian community?

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