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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 does the author say happens to people when they feel as if control is being lost?
(a) They relax.
(b) They lash out at others.
(c) They become fearful.
(d) They pray for control.

2. What does Foster say is the focus during Christian meditation?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Faithfulness and obedience.
(c) Breathing.
(d) The self.

3. According to The Discipline of Study, what becomes well-trained through repetition?
(a) The body.
(b) The heart.
(c) The inner mind.
(d) The spirit.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How common was fasting in Biblical times?

2. The author begins to pray without what?

3. What sort of simplicity is the author referring to?

4. Based on Foster's writings, how many attitudes of simplicity are there?

5. What sorts of addictions does Foster refer to in the chapter about simplicity?

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