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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter X, what can people become if they do not recognize they are going through the dark night?
(a) Discouraged.
(b) Angry.
(c) Depressed.
(d) More sinful.

2. The soul starts to develop a habit of what during the dark night, as stated in Book I, Chapter XIII?
(a) Strong temptation of sin.
(b) Identifying sin.
(c) Remembrance of God.
(d) Peaceful sleep.

3. What does the soul find in the dark night that it must face, according to Book II, Chapter IX?
(a) Joy.
(b) Misery.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Evil.

4. How does the soul change during the dark night?
(a) It becomes "soft."
(b) It "grows up."
(c) It becomes ready for heaven.
(d) It experiences a holy event.

5. In Book I, Chapter VII, what do beginners do when they hear others being praised?
(a) They get angry at those being praised.
(b) They praise the others as well.
(c) They devalue the praise.
(d) They get angry at God.

6. According to St. John, what does the spirit of those who enter the dark night feel?
(a) The weight of sin.
(b) God's desire.
(c) Tranquility.
(d) Guilt.

7. What two things cannot exist in the same person?
(a) Guilt and pride.
(b) The divine and the natural.
(c) Desire and goodwill.
(d) God and the devil.

8. In Dark Night of the Soul, the power of hell would have no power over the soul if there were no what in the human soul?
(a) Desire for sin.
(b) Imperfections.
(c) Spark of humanity.
(d) Hope of God.

9. During the dark night, what does the Christian want to do when the spirit of blasphemy descends, according to Book I, Chapter XIV?
(a) Obey all of God's commands.
(b) Speak out loud, blasphemous statements.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Speak out in tongues.

10. In Book II, Chapter VII, what will souls not believe when experiencing a dark night with so much pain?
(a) The duty of man.
(b) The balance of nature.
(c) The guilt of sin.
(d) God loves them.

11. Why is the soul uncertain of finding its way out in the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter VII?
(a) It remembers its evils.
(b) God has given no direction.
(c) It wants to remain sinful.
(d) It does not know goodness.

12. What do beginners have to go through to increase their strength and lose their imperfections, according to Book I, Chapter 1?
(a) Death.
(b) A baptism.
(c) A dark night.
(d) A journey through heaven.

13. When entering into the dark night, what does God cause the soul of the person to simply desire, according to Book I, Chapter IX?
(a) Quiet and to be alone.
(b) Peace and nature.
(c) The love of God and others.
(d) The company of a spiritual leader.

14. What does St. John say happens after a person is involved in spiritual activities for wrath to enter into a beginner's life?
(a) The person is lazy.
(b) The pleasure fades.
(c) There is no monetary gain.
(d) There is no further instruction from God.

15. What authors quote a state of pain so extreme for the soul it can find no comfort?
(a) Mark and Luke.
(b) Job and Jeremias.
(c) Jacob and Daniel.
(d) Isaiah and Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. St. John says that almost all beginners will experience what?

2. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?

3. The seven deadly sins are recognized by what Christian community?

4. According to St. John, what kind of day is it when a man searches for God in a divine way instead of a human way?

5. What is the theme of Book I, Chapter IV?

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