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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the concept behind fasting of Biblical times?
(a) Losing weight.
(b) Showing others what you are able to do.
(c) Going without food for spiritual growth.
(d) Becoming stronger.

2. What happens when people truly pray, according to Christian belief?
(a) They are given divine visions.
(b) Miracles happen.
(c) They begin to match God's thoughts and desires.
(d) It is unclear.

3. What is the purpose of modern fasting?
(a) To grow in communion with Jesus.
(b) For political or power-driven purposes.
(c) To connect with God.
(d) Spiritual growth.

4. According to Christian belief, what three things does a person need to consider before meeting with God in meditation?
(a) Why, when, where.
(b) Time, place, and posture.
(c) Thoughts, worries, and fears.
(d) Words, breaths, voice.

5. During fasting, the close bond between fasting and what becomes clear, according to Foster?
(a) Guidance.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Service.
(d) Meditation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following was an influence on the author's writing?

2. How many categories of spiritual disciplines are there?

3. What discipline makes change occur, according to the author?

4. How much longer was this edition written after its first publication?

5. In The Door to Liberations, how are ingrained habits conquered?

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