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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Christian belief states that something can change how a person thinks and imagines. What is it that changes how a person thinks and imagines?
(a) Lots of studying.
(b) A person's hard work.
(c) God's grace.
(d) How much television someone watches.

3. According to The Discipline of Meditation, a person must overcome what in order to meditate effectively?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) The obstacles of the devil.
(c) Anxieties.
(d) Preconceived notions.

4. What is the author's goal through this book?
(a) To share his own experiences.
(b) To answer a prayer.
(c) To help nonbelievers.
(d) To guide people closer to God and remove barriers to spiritual growth.

5. In The Door to Liberations, how are ingrained habits conquered?
(a) Fasting.
(b) Self-injury.
(c) God's grace.
(d) Legalistic discipline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first of the disciplines?

2. What does the author say becomes an ingrained habit?

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

4. According to the author, what are the two types of difficulties a person will face when practicing the spiritual disciplines?

5. According to Christian belief, what does Christian meditation hope to do to the mind?

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