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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The seven deadly sins are recognized by what Christian community?
(a) The Baptist Church.
(b) The Pentecostal Church.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The Lutheran Church.

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

3. What is a type of pain felt during the dark night that is really not a problem, according to St. John?
(a) The inability to pray.
(b) The pain of guilt.
(c) The need to sin.
(d) The desire to reject God.

4. St. John explains that beginners who have pride become impatient with whom?
(a) Loved ones.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Friends.
(d) God and themselves.

5. 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.

6. What is the topic of the prologue?
(a) A history of the Bible.
(b) The biography of the author.
(c) The purpose of the book.
(d) Other authors' works.

7. 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) Holy water.
(c) God's favor.
(d) A speck of spiritual knowledge.

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

9. 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) Desire for sin.
(d) Spark of humanity.

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

11. 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 desire for secrets.
(d) A feeling of inner peace.

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

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

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

15. What two things cannot exist in the same person?
(a) Desire and goodwill.
(b) The divine and the natural.
(c) God and the devil.
(d) Guilt and pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a man searches for God in a divine way, the spirit and the soul of that person are transformed into what, according to Book II, Chapter V?

2. According to St. John, one going through the dark night does not experience pleasure in what?

3. The example the author uses about purification illustrates an understanding of what concept?

4. That author writes that during the dark night while purging the soul, a Christian might feel so much pain that is seems as he is where?

5. What is not encouraged to grow in a sensual friendship, according to Book I, Chapter IV?

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