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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. St. John writes that souls on earth are purged with the fire of what?
(a) Evil.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Sin.
(d) Love.
2. What is the purpose of the disguise worn on the ladder, as described by the author?
(a) To overcome the pain of the dark night.
(b) To become a new person.
(c) To hide oneself to achieve a goal.
(d) To hide oneself from God.
3. In Dark Night of the Soul, the soul praises the darkness from which it has escaped what?
(a) The danger zone.
(b) Sensual affections.
(c) God's wrath.
(d) Mortal sin.
4. How many steps are on the ladder of love?
(a) A hundred.
(b) Infinite.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.
5. What is the main topic of Book II, Chapter XVII?
(a) The path to heaven.
(b) Secret knowledge.
(c) God's fury.
(d) The temptation of sin.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what is the secret ladder a reference, as mentioned in Book II, Chapter XV?
2. How does the author conclude his work?
3. What does that author say the soul finds after passing through the dark night?
4. According to St. John, how many believers will reach the union with God without going through trials?
5. What happens to human senses, according to the author, when a human is in the darkness?
Short Essay Questions
1. As discussed in Book II, Chapter XXIV, when will the soul finally find peace and rest? Why?
2. How can a soul reach the sixth step on the secret ladder, as written in Book II, Chapter XX? What do men receive while on this step?
3. How does St. John of the Cross use Mary Magdalene as an example of a soul passing through the second night of darkness?
4. In Book II, Chapter XXIII, what does the devil know about what is happening to a soul during the dark night and what does the devil do about it?
5. How can the soul experience the presence of God while in the dark night, as described by the author in Book II, Chapter XIII?
6. Why does a soul have to wear a disguise as it ascends the secret ladder?
7. In Book II, Chapter XV, why does the soul praise the darkness that causes so much pain?
8. Why must the soul become numb to natural desires to receive God's strength and a union with God, according to Book II, Chapter XVI?
9. What are the three properties the soul gains after passing the dark night, as described in Book II, Chapter XXV?
10. In Book II, Chapter XII, how does the desire of God influence understanding and love on a believer passing through the dark night?
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