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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 does the author say happens to people when they feel as if control is being lost?
(a) They pray for control.
(b) They lash out at others.
(c) They relax.
(d) They become fearful.

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

3. In the book, Foster states that something happens to people when they think they have become "the right kind of person". What is it that happens to people?
(a) They ask for the wrong types of things.
(b) They die.
(c) They become sinful.
(d) Pride takes over.

4. What law in the Bible applies to fasting?
(a) Leviticus.
(b) Exodus.
(c) None.
(d) Genesis.

5. Who is Dallas Willard?
(a) The founder of the author's church.
(b) A member of the author's church who leads scripture studies.
(c) A homeless man near the author's church.
(d) The author's brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does the author state that prayer needs to be a complicated process?

3. What happens when people truly pray, according to Christian belief?

4. What is the author's goal through this book?

5. Why does fasting seem to be a desirable goal in the secular world, according to The Discipline of Fasting?

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