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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book II, Chapter XII, what--more than understanding--will be imparted to the soul because of the will of God?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Repentance.
(c) Love.
(d) Sin.

2. What is the focus of Book II, Chapter XVI?
(a) The pressure of human peers.
(b) The darkness in which the soul finds itself.
(c) The light of spiritual faith.
(d) The darkness of God's love.

3. To what does St. John compare a new Christian?
(a) A dying flower.
(b) A new baby.
(c) A cloud.
(d) A weed.

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

5. What is the reason for the disturbances within a man during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VIII?
(a) The payment for sins.
(b) Readiness for a life sacrifice.
(c) Man's destiny to suffer.
(d) Readiness for a union with God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might descend upon a Christian while he is going through the dark night, as described in the final chapter of Book I?

2. In Dark Night of the Soul, the spirit thirsts for love more than the soul thirsts because the spirit realizes what?

3. During the dark night, what does the Christian want to do when the spirit of blasphemy descends, according to Book I, Chapter XIV?

4. According to St. John, what strong desire does a new Christian experience?

5. What does the soul find in the dark night that it must face, according to Book II, Chapter IX?

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