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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. According to St. John, what kind of day is it when a man searches for God in a divine way instead of a human way?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

2. St. John writes that a person experiencing the dark night might feel as if who has abandoned him?
(a) His children.
(b) His family.
(c) His friends.
(d) Neighbors.

3. How does the soul change during the dark night?
(a) It becomes "soft."
(b) It experiences a holy event.
(c) It "grows up."
(d) It becomes ready for heaven.

4. What happens when there are periods of rest for the soul during the dark night?
(a) The soul is freed.
(b) The soul is attacked harder than before.
(c) The soul rejects God's love.
(d) The soul heals itself.

5. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?
(a) The severity of the person's sin.
(b) The wealth the person can offer the church.
(c) The strength of the person's soul and faith.
(d) The age of the person.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, what does the soul wait for in the second night of darkness?

2. In Book II, Chapter IX, what is required for a man to possess for his soul to be illuminated with divine light?

3. St. John says that it becomes clear which parts are purified and which are still not purified during what time in the dark night?

4. What authors quote a state of pain so extreme for the soul it can find no comfort?

5. The dark night refers to the darkness of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the purpose of the Dark Night of the Soul as described in the prologue?

5. In Book I, Chapter VI, why are new believers especially prone to the sin of gluttony?

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

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

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

9. How does the author compare divine light to sunlight?

10. Describe how the devil uses spiritual activity to place an impure thought in a believer's head, as described in Dark Night of the Soul.

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