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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Imperfections.
(b) Spark of humanity.
(c) Desire for sin.
(d) Hope of God.

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

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

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

6. 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) The pleasure fades.
(d) There is no further instruction from God.

7. What does St. John say a man has that will impede the process of unifying with God?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Lack of education.
(c) Sin.
(d) Debts.

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

9. The soul starts to develop a habit of what during the dark night, as stated in Book I, Chapter XIII?
(a) Identifying sin.
(b) Strong temptation of sin.
(c) Remembrance of God.
(d) Peaceful sleep.

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

11. The purging of the soul in the feeling of poverty is compared to what in Book II, Chapter VI?
(a) A rebirth.
(b) The sun and the stars.
(c) Wood in fire.
(d) Metal in fire.

12. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the first night purify?
(a) Mortal sin.
(b) Anger.
(c) The sensual.
(d) The soul.

13. What might descend upon a Christian while he is going through the dark night, as described in the final chapter of Book I?
(a) Fits of insanity.
(b) A perverse or giddy spirit.
(c) A feeling of inner peace.
(d) A desire for secrets.

14. In Book II, Chapter I, what does the beginning Christian become after passing through the dark night?
(a) A proficient Christian.
(b) A sinless and perfect soul.
(c) A baptized person.
(d) A priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spirit of a man search for in the darkness?

2. According to St. John, what strong desire does a new Christian experience?

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

4. During the dark night according to the author, when attachments are stripped away, a Christian might feel as if what is happening?

5. St. John says that in periods of affliction during the dark night, the soul may feel as if what will never go away?

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