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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the spirit of a man search for in the darkness?
(a) His soul.
(b) God.
(c) His soulmate.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. What does the author say is a problem for the soul, especially in divine activities?
(a) Keeping secrets from God.
(b) The lure of sin.
(c) Lack of faith.
(d) Distraction.

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

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

5. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?
(a) Lust.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Rituals.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is necessary for the spirit and the sensual portion of man to be separated in order for what to happen, according to Book II, Chapter III?

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

3. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the second night purify?

4. The author states that impure thoughts from spiritual luxury are a result of the pleasure humans find in what?

5. During the dark night according to the author, when attachments are stripped away, a Christian might feel as if what is happening?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three types of pain that result from human and divine meeting in one, as discussed in Book II, Chapter VI?

2. In Book II, Chapter V, what reasons are given for the dark night to be named "dark" and not "light"?

3. In Book I, Chapter III, what are the symptoms of the sin of avarice?

4. In Book II, Chapter X, how does the divine fire of God teach about the state of souls in purgatory?

5. How does St. John say a person changes when his spirit becomes united with God and how does his understanding of love change?

6. In Dark Night of the Soul, what is the difference between habitual imperfections and actual imperfections?

7. How does the author compare the use of fire to the purification process a person experiences during the dark night?

8. Why must the soul face the darkness even though there is only misery there, as described in Book II, Chapter IX?

9. In Dark Night of the Soul, what is spiritual sloth?

10. What does the author say is the sign that the dark night has begun?

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