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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what kind of way would the soul respond to God's love if the senses were not numbed?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Impure.
(c) Deceitful.
(d) Joyous.

2. What holds the soul in bondage?
(a) Peer pressure.
(b) Human thought.
(c) God.
(d) The devil and the senses.

3. What happens on the first step of the ladder, according to Book II, Chapter XIX?
(a) The spirit battles the soul.
(b) The soul swoons for God.
(c) God punishes the soul.
(d) Sin takes over the soul.

4. What can the devil sense is going on during the dark night, as written in Book II, Chapter XXIII?
(a) The human's wickedness.
(b) The release from sin.
(c) A passing of spiritual wisdom.
(d) God's anger.

5. What can a soul not see beyond until it has been properly purged?
(a) The eyes of a human.
(b) Sin and evil.
(c) God's message.
(d) The darkness.

6. What is the term given to a spiritual experience beyond words?
(a) Ineffable.
(b) Futile.
(c) Ecstasy.
(d) Unimaginable.

7. Who is cited as experiencing a life having been accessed by the devil?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Job.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Moses.

8. What does the garment of charity provide for the wearer, as described by the author?
(a) Release from guilt.
(b) A pleasing soul for God.
(c) Protection from sin.
(d) Obedience to God.

9. In Book II, Chapter XII, what does the spirit of wisdom and love also affects?
(a) The universe.
(b) Animals.
(c) The earth.
(d) Angel's souls.

10. What is the purpose for writing Dark Night of the Soul that St. John describes?
(a) To spread the word of God.
(b) To make money.
(c) To help women.
(d) To teach others.

11. When the souls on earth are purged, with what do they become infused, according to Book II, Chapter XII?
(a) Guilt and suffering.
(b) Love and wisdom.
(c) Freedom and pain.
(d) Grace and redemption.

12. Once a soul has received the love from God after the dark night, it will only want to do what, as described by St. John?
(a) Commit sins.
(b) Work for and love God.
(c) Pray for other's forgiveness.
(d) Pray for forgiveness.

13. According to St. John, what two states does a person have to pass through to realize a state of perfection with God?
(a) Immortal and divine.
(b) Believer and sinner.
(c) Beginner and proficient.
(d) Infant and newborn.

14. What is another reason the author gives for the soul traveling through the dark night in concealment?
(a) To hide from the sensual nature of man.
(b) To protect against the anger of family.
(c) To discover a secret power.
(d) To hide from the spiritual nature of man.

15. To what is the secret ladder a reference, as mentioned in Book II, Chapter XV?
(a) The stairs to heaven.
(b) The ladder of sin.
(c) The ladder of living faith.
(d) The path to becoming like God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author cite as someone who has seen the spiritual ladder?

2. What happened to Jeremias and Moses after being infused with the wisdom of God?

3. What stanza from "Stanzas of the Soul" is featured in Book II, Chapter XXV?

4. What does the author say the soul experiences, even during the dark night?

5. St. John writes that souls on earth are purged with the fire of what?

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