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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Book II, Chapter I, what does the beginning Christian become after passing through the dark night?
(a) A priest.
(b) A sinless and perfect soul.
(c) A baptized person.
(d) A proficient Christian.

3. In Dark Night of the Soul during the dark night, the soul learns that by itself it is what?
(a) Sinful and guilty.
(b) Weak and miserable.
(c) Strong.
(d) Worthless to the devil.

4. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Peacefulness.
(c) Purposefulness.
(d) Guilt.

5. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the first night purify?
(a) The sensual.
(b) The soul.
(c) Anger.
(d) Mortal sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many important points are made in Book II, Chapter X, about the purification process?

2. What is the main topic of discussion in Book II, Chapter XV?

3. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?

4. St. John says that it becomes clear which parts are purified and which are still not purified during what time in the dark night?

5. What happens when the soul has a more complete purging, according to the author?

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