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

2. What do beginning Christians feel happens when they grow in faith and deal with suffering for God's sake, according to Book I, Chapter IX?
(a) They no longer believe in their faith.
(b) God draws closer to them.
(c) Their sins worsen.
(d) God suddenly abandons them.

3. What is the name of the sin that occurs when a beginner hears another being praised and wants the praise for himself?
(a) Greed.
(b) Spiritual luxury.
(c) Impure heart.
(d) Spiritual envy.

4. In Book I, Chapter V, beginners fall victim to wrath when they lets the sins of other do what?
(a) Enter their lives.
(b) Irritate them.
(c) Influence decisions.
(d) Continue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, why must the soul forget all forms of natural love?

2. St. John explains that beginners who have pride become impatient with whom?

3. How does the soul change during the dark night?

4. According to St. John, what does the spirit of those who enter the dark night feel?

5. When entering into the dark night, what does God cause the soul of the person to simply desire, according to Book I, Chapter IX?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the first night of the dark night, as discussed in Book II, Chapter III?

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

3. What does St. John say causes the sin of wrath and how does a believer allow this to become a sin in his life?

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

5. As described in Book II, Chapter, I, can a person who has passed through the night of darkness still be afflicted with other periods of darkness? Why?

6. What are the symptoms of the sin of pride, according to St. John?

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

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

9. What are some of the benefits described in Book I, Chapter XIII of a soul that has been purified by the dark night?

10. What is the difference between a symptom of the dark night from sin and actually going through the dark night, according to St. John?

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