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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author warns against purchasing what?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food and drink.
(c) Expensive homes.
(d) Useless gadgets.

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

3. According to The Discipline of Meditation, what does meditation begin with?
(a) Fasting.
(b) Hand-holding.
(c) A prayer for the desire to encounter God.
(d) Deep breathing.

4. What is the definition of fasting in the Bible?
(a) No water whatsoever.
(b) Doing without all solid and liquid foods.
(c) Only breakfast and dinner, no lunch.
(d) No meat.

5. According to The Discipline of Simplicity, what is simplicity dependent upon?
(a) Ourselves.
(b) Others.
(c) Inner focus.
(d) Our prayers.

6. Why should we buy things, according to the author?
(a) Love.
(b) Because we really want things.
(c) Impulse.
(d) Because we need things.

7. From the start, fasting needs to be what, according to Foster?
(a) Hidden.
(b) God-centered and God-initiated.
(c) In order to help those less fortunate.
(d) Quick and easy.

8. Who is Dallas Willard?
(a) A member of the author's church who leads scripture studies.
(b) A homeless man near the author's church.
(c) The author's brother.
(d) The founder of the author's church.

9. In Christian belief, what is the source of human transformation?
(a) The mind.
(b) The soul.
(c) God.
(d) Knowledge.

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

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

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

13. According to Foster, what does being simple like God mean?
(a) Confessing everything.
(b) Having very few clothes.
(c) Praying often.
(d) Spending and acquiring less.

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

15. What law in the Bible applies to fasting?
(a) Exodus.
(b) None.
(c) Leviticus.
(d) Genesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say most people are afraid of meditation?

2. What company published this book?

3. The apostle Paul says in the Bible that we are transformed through the renewal of what?

4. What will happen, according to Foster, once people become in communion with God?

5. Who of the following was an influence on the author's writing?

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