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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many categories of spiritual disciplines are there?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

2. According to Christian belief, what does Christian meditation hope to do to the mind?
(a) Void it of thought.
(b) Take it out of the person.
(c) Elevate it.
(d) Fill it.

3. Foster indicates that one's imagination can be used more for good than for evil at what point?
(a) When God becomes part of someone's life.
(b) When the devil enters the imagination.
(c) When someone prays for them.
(d) When a person decides to do just that.

4. What sort of simplicity is the author referring to?
(a) Our minds.
(b) Monetary spending.
(c) Our social circles.
(d) Spiritual simplicity.

5. The apostle Paul says in the Bible that we are transformed through the renewal of what?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Our communities.
(c) The mind.
(d) Jesus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helps the mind to become more centered and increases the ability to learn more, as stated in Foster's book?

2. Why should we buy things, according to the author?

3. What is an example of verbal study?

4. What is the final step of study, based on Christian belief?

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

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