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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapter XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?
(a) Sin.
(b) God's will.
(c) A pure heart.
(d) Hard work.

2. In Book I, Chapter VII, what do beginners do when they hear others being praised?
(a) They praise the others as well.
(b) They devalue the praise.
(c) They get angry at God.
(d) They get angry at those being praised.

3. With what are the spirits in purgatory purged?
(a) Real fire.
(b) God's love.
(c) Water.
(d) Sin.

4. In Book I, Chapter VI, what sin are new believers said to be especially prone to because of its sweetness?
(a) Gluttony.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Lust.
(d) Greed.

5. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Purity.
(d) Sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does St. John say a man has that will impede the process of unifying with God?

2. The soul starts to develop a habit of what during the dark night, as stated in Book I, Chapter XIII?

3. When the souls on earth are purged, with what do they become infused, according to Book II, Chapter XII?

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

5. 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?

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