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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. 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 become sinful.
(c) Pride takes over.
(d) They die.

2. How many spiritual disciplines does the author say there are?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

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

4. According to the author, living the spiritual disciplines brings us closer to God and opens us up for His gift of __________.
(a) Life.
(b) Transformation.
(c) Love.
(d) Discernment.

5. Who of the following was an influence on the author's writing?
(a) Pope John Paul II.
(b) His mother.
(c) His son.
(d) St. Francis of Assisi.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to The Discipline of Meditation, a person must overcome what in order to meditate effectively?

2. According to The Discipline of Meditation, what does meditation begin with?

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

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

5. In Christian belief, what is the source of human transformation?

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