Dark Night of the Soul Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Dark Night of the Soul Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the soul change during the dark night?

2. What symbolism is used to describe how the dark night dries up sensual pleasure?

3. In Book I, Chapter XII, the soul develops a fear of what during the dark night?

4. According to St. John, what replaces spiritual anxiety after passing through the dark night?

5. The author states that impure thoughts from spiritual luxury are a result of the pleasure humans find in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Dark Night of the Soul, what is the difference between habitual imperfections and actual imperfections?

2. In Dark Night of the Soul, what is spiritual sloth?

3. How does a Christian feel during the three kinds of pain that afflict him when the divine and human meet in one during the dark night, according to the author?

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

5. What are the three types of pain that result from human and divine meeting in one, as discussed in Book II, Chapter VI?

6. What does St. John say must change in a person in order for the divine and the human to exist within the same person?

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

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

9. How must a believer react when first realizing he has entered the dark night, according to Book I, Chapter X?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pain that occurs during the dark night is very intense and the author describes three types of pain that happens to the soul during this time. With examples from the text, please respond with examples to the following:

1) What are the three types of pain a soul experiences while going through the dark night of spirituality?

2) What causes this pain to occur?

3) Why is this pain required for the soul in order to emerge from the dark night?

Essay Topic 2

The second night of darkness inflicts even greater pain upon the soul than the first night. Answer the following questions with supporting examples:

1) Why is the second night of darkness even more painful than the first?

2) What happens to the soul after periods of rest during this night? Why?

3) What examples from the Bible does St. John use to help illustrate the pain of the second night of darkness?

Essay Topic 3

Angels are mentioned throughout the text of Dark Night of the Soul and have specific qualities described by St. John. Please respond to the following with examples from the text that support your answer:

1) How are angels portrayed in the text with similar qualities as humans?

2) How does an angel become closer to God in spirituality?

3) What do both angels and humans experience which provides them with a commonality?

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