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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discipline of Study.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first of the disciplines?
(a) Service.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Worship.

2. Foster writes that Eastern meditation hopes to do what to the mind?
(a) Get rid of it.
(b) Empty it.
(c) Fill it up with knowledge.
(d) Transform it.

3. What company published this book?
(a) Harper & Row.
(b) Wordsmith Press.
(c) Penguin.
(d) Random House.

4. According to The Discipline of Study, what becomes well-trained through repetition?
(a) The body.
(b) The inner mind.
(c) The spirit.
(d) The heart.

5. What happens to the cravings for unhealthy and unnecessary items when one is fasting?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They likely get worse.
(c) They disappear and are replaced by the desire to commune with God.
(d) It is unclear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is NOT a requirement to understand the disciplines?

2. According to Christian belief, what three things does a person need to consider before meeting with God in meditation?

3. How is spiritual study different from academic study?

4. What does the author say people should be careful to prevent from taking over their lives?

5. According to Foster, how does study benefit meditation?

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