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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the soul uncertain of finding its way out in the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VII?
(a) God has given no direction.
(b) It does not know goodness.
(c) It remembers its evils.
(d) It wants to remain sinful.

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

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

4. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Purposefulness.
(c) Peacefulness.
(d) Pleasure.

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

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

7. During the dark night according to the author, when attachments are stripped away, a Christian might feel as if what is happening?
(a) Being free and flying.
(b) Being eaten by a huge beast.
(c) Being burned alive.
(d) Being very sick.

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

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

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

11. What is the reason for the disturbances within a man during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VIII?
(a) Readiness for a life sacrifice.
(b) The payment for sins.
(c) Man's destiny to suffer.
(d) Readiness for a union with God.

12. 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) Less perfect.
(c) More sinful.
(d) More desirable by God.

13. What does God want to do with those who go through the most intense darkness of the dark night?
(a) Sacrifice them.
(b) Purge all sin.
(c) Abandon them.
(d) Bring them closer.

14. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?
(a) Lust.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Greed.
(d) Avarice.

15. 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 desire for secrets.
(b) A feeling of inner peace.
(c) Fits of insanity.
(d) A perverse or giddy spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does God feed new beginners according to the author?

2. 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?

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

4. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?

5. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?

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