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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. John writes that because of the goodness of God's divine wisdom, the soul actually feels as if it is being what?
(a) Strengthened.
(b) Immortalized.
(c) Punished.
(d) Abolished.

2. 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) Hope of God.
(d) Spark of humanity.

3. The author says the severity of the trials of a person going through the dark night depends on what?
(a) The wealth the person can offer the church.
(b) The age of the person.
(c) The strength of the person's soul and faith.
(d) The severity of the person's sin.

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

5. As described in Book II, Chapter II, what are deeply rooted in the spirit of a person and must be removed by the purging of the soul?
(a) The seven deadly sins.
(b) Mortal sin.
(c) Habitual imperfections.
(d) Spiritual imperfections.

6. In Book II, Chapter IV, what is purged on the second night of darkness?
(a) All mortal sins.
(b) Only the sensual part of the soul.
(c) All unclean thoughts.
(d) Both parts of the soul together.

7. In Book I, Chapter III, what is the rosary made of?
(a) Animal teeth.
(b) Spines of a fish.
(c) Ivory.
(d) Gold.

8. What example does the author use to describe divine light?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Firelight.
(d) Reflections.

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

10. St. John says that it becomes clear which parts are purified and which are still not purified during what time in the dark night?
(a) The end.
(b) The darkest point.
(c) The beginning.
(d) Periods of rest.

11. St. John says that in periods of affliction during the dark night, the soul may feel as if what will never go away?
(a) God.
(b) Sin.
(c) Pain.
(d) Anger.

12. The purging of the soul in the feeling of poverty is compared to what in Book II, Chapter VI?
(a) A rebirth.
(b) The sun and the stars.
(c) Metal in fire.
(d) Wood in fire.

13. When a man searches for God in a divine way, the spirit and the soul of that person are transformed into what, according to Book II, Chapter V?
(a) A new person.
(b) The likeness of God.
(c) A sinner.
(d) An innocent child.

14. What does the author describe as the reason for the underlying pain of the soul in preparation with a union with God?
(a) The underlying impurity of the soul.
(b) The payment of sin.
(c) The balance of the world.
(d) God's demands of revenge.

15. What does the soul become enkindled with during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter X?
(a) Repentance of sin.
(b) Revulsion to faith.
(c) The love of God.
(d) The weight of sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?

2. That author writes that during the dark night while purging the soul, a Christian might feel so much pain that is seems as he is where?

3. What does the author say the devil uses against beginners who have pride?

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

5. What is a type of pain felt during the dark night that is really not a problem, according to St. John?

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