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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?
(a) Sloth.
(b) Pride.
(c) Greed.
(d) Avarice.

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

3. What is the title of the poem that is introduced in the prologue?
(a) "Song of the Soul."
(b) "The Stanzas of the Soul."
(c) "Mount Carmel."
(d) "Song of Songs."

4. St. John says that almost all beginners will experience what?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Sensual purgation.
(c) Spiritual purgation.
(d) Divine wisdom.

5. What is the topic of the prologue?
(a) The purpose of the book.
(b) Other authors' works.
(c) A history of the Bible.
(d) The biography of the author.

Short Answer Questions

1. When entering into the dark night, what does God cause the soul of the person to simply desire, according to Book I, Chapter IX?

2. In Dark Night of the Soul, with what do slothful Christians have trouble aligning themselves?

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

4. What is another name for avarice?

5. On what does the author expound, in Book I, Chapter XI?

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