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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) Angry.
(b) More sinful.
(c) Discouraged.
(d) Depressed.

2. According to St. John, what happens when beginners try to build their own spirituality instead of waiting on God?
(a) They begin to influence other into sin.
(b) They succeed.
(c) They begin to feel like they no longer need God.
(d) They become frustrated with the progress.

3. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?
(a) Backsliding.
(b) God's love.
(c) Temptation.
(d) Other's love.

4. From what part of the body does the dark night allow man to be free?
(a) The mind.
(b) The heart.
(c) The eyes.
(d) The lower half.

5. How many important points are made in Book II, Chapter X, about the purification process?
(a) Two.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the dark night according to the author, when attachments are stripped away, a Christian might feel as if what is happening?

2. Beside the feelings of poverty, what is necessary to completely purge the spirit?

3. In Book I, Chapter III, what is the rosary made of?

4. In Book I, Chapter VIII, what does the first night purify?

5. What does the soul become enkindled with during the dark night, according to Book II, Chapter X?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does St. John say causes the sin of wrath and how does a believer allow this to become a sin in his life?

2. How does God determine how severe a person's trial will be through the dark night?

3. What is the purpose of the Dark Night of the Soul as described in the prologue?

4. In Book I, Chapter XI, what is the Christian's new desire upon being ignited with the spirit of love?

5. What are some of the benefits described in Book I, Chapter XIII of a soul that has been purified by the dark night?

6. In Book I, Chapter III, what are the symptoms of the sin of avarice?

7. In Book II, Chapter V, what reasons are given for the dark night to be named "dark" and not "light"?

8. As described in Book II, Chapter, I, can a person who has passed through the night of darkness still be afflicted with other periods of darkness? Why?

9. What are the symptoms of the sin of pride, according to St. John?

10. What is the difference between a symptom of the dark night from sin and actually going through the dark night, according to St. John?

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