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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do the afflictions of the second night of darkness affect a man, as stated in Book II, Chapter VII?
(a) In his sensual areas.
(b) In his love for God.
(c) In his passion for sin.
(d) In his will and soul.

4. What symbolism is used to describe how the dark night dries up sensual pleasure?
(a) Plant roots.
(b) Breast milk.
(c) A cistern of water.
(d) Paint.

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

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

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

8. What example does the author use to describe divine light?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Reflections.
(c) Firelight.
(d) Moonlight.

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

10. How does the soul change during the dark night?
(a) It "grows up."
(b) It becomes ready for heaven.
(c) It becomes "soft."
(d) It experiences a holy event.

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

12. When entering into the dark night, what does God cause the soul of the person to simply desire, according to Book I, Chapter IX?
(a) The company of a spiritual leader.
(b) The love of God and others.
(c) Peace and nature.
(d) Quiet and to be alone.

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

14. 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 purging of the soul by divine love.
(c) The strengthening of the soul by sin.
(d) The strengthening of the spirit by God's wrath.

15. What does the soul find in the dark night that it must face, according to Book II, Chapter IX?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Joy.
(c) Misery.
(d) Evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the soul uncertain of finding its way out in the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VII?

2. What does the soul become enkindled with during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter X?

3. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?

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

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

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