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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the second night purify?
(a) God's love.
(b) The sensual.
(c) The soul.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

2. What is another name for avarice?
(a) Lust.
(b) Anger.
(c) Greed.
(d) Laziness.

3. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?
(a) God's punishments.
(b) Spiritual luxury.
(c) Earthly pleasures.
(d) Actual imperfections.

4. 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) God suddenly abandons them.
(b) Their sins worsen.
(c) God draws closer to them.
(d) They no longer believe in their faith.

5. St. John says that the dark night causes the soul to gain a healthy respect for what?
(a) Others.
(b) God.
(c) Sin.
(d) Itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. St. Johns states that believers react to God similarly to what?

2. What symbolism is used to describe how the dark night dries up sensual pleasure?

3. In Book I, Chapter III, what is the rosary made of?

4. When does the deadening of a person to the presence of sin get refreshed, according to the author?

5. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?

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