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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. According to Foster, how does study benefit meditation?
(a) They are unrelated.
(b) Study helps the person get into a peaceful frame of mind.
(c) It makes the environment more conducive for meditation.
(d) Meditation makes studying look easy.

2. Foster writes that we should offer prayers to God for requests, as well as what?
(a) Acknowledgment.
(b) Supplication.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Prayers for healing.

3. What is a natural part of life, according to Christian belief?
(a) Loss.
(b) Sin.
(c) Grief.
(d) Death.

4. What are the two types of study, as stated by Foster?
(a) Inner and outward.
(b) Verbal and nonverbal.
(c) Light and deep.
(d) Spiritual and global.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the most important prayers as mentioned in The Discipline of Prayer?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What does the author say makes it difficult for a person to explore the spiritual life?

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