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

2. What sorts of addictions does Foster refer to in the chapter about simplicity?
(a) Food, drink, and anything that controls our time.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Drugs.

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 become sinful.
(b) Pride takes over.
(c) They die.
(d) They ask for the wrong types of things.

4. Perception and what are important aspects to study, based on The Discipline of Study?
(a) Opinion.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Observation.
(d) Transformation.

5. According to Christian belief, it is important to pray like who?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) A child.
(c) Mary, mother of Jesus.
(d) Each other.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Doris Boyce help the author do?

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