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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?
(a) Spiritual luxury.
(b) Actual imperfections.
(c) Earthly pleasures.
(d) God's punishments.

4. St. Johns states that believers react to God similarly to what?
(a) The sun and the moon.
(b) Animals.
(c) Changing wind.
(d) Children.

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

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

7. 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.

8. What is the theme of Book I, Chapter IV?
(a) Lack of faith.
(b) Faith and money.
(c) God's wrath.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

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

10. St. John says that almost all beginners will experience what?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Spiritual purgation.
(c) Sensual purgation.
(d) Divine wisdom.

11. In Book I, Chapter X, what can people become if they do not recognize they are going through the dark night?
(a) Angry.
(b) Depressed.
(c) More sinful.
(d) Discouraged.

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

13. What authors quote a state of pain so extreme for the soul it can find no comfort?
(a) Mark and Luke.
(b) Jacob and Daniel.
(c) Job and Jeremias.
(d) Isaiah and Peter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the disturbances within a man during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VIII?

2. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?

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

4. What is the topic of the prologue?

5. According to St. John, what does the spirit of those who enter the dark night feel?

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