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

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

3. What is the first of the disciplines?
(a) Worship.
(b) Fasting.
(c) Service.
(d) Meditation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a natural part of life, according to Christian belief?

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

4. According to The Discipline of Simplicity, what is simplicity dependent upon?

5. How is spiritual study different from academic study?

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