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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are souls on the sixth step granted, according to St. John?
(a) Magical powers.
(b) Things which they ask for.
(c) Eternal life.
(d) Immense wealth.

2. How does the author compare God's trail as He leads the soul on the journey through the dark night?
(a) A walk on the sea.
(b) The circle of life.
(c) A dive off a cliff.
(d) The flight of a bird.

3. What is the example the author uses in describing the way the purification process works?
(a) The chopping down of a tree.
(b) The burning of a log in a fire.
(c) The burning rays of the sun.
(d) The changing seasons.

4. It is necessary for the spirit and the sensual portion of man to be separated in order for what to happen, according to Book II, Chapter III?
(a) Baptism.
(b) The second night of darkness.
(c) An entrance into heaven.
(d) God's forgiveness.

5. When the souls on earth are purged, with what do they become infused, according to Book II, Chapter XII?
(a) Grace and redemption.
(b) Love and wisdom.
(c) Freedom and pain.
(d) Guilt and suffering.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter XII, what--more than understanding--will be imparted to the soul because of the will of God?

2. When is a person supposed to start climbing the secret ladder?

3. According to St. John, one going through the dark night does not experience pleasure in what?

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

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

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