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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does the author state that prayer needs to be a complicated process?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

2. What company published this book?
(a) Penguin.
(b) Wordsmith Press.
(c) Harper & Row.
(d) Random House.

3. According to Christian belief, what three things does a person need to consider before meeting with God in meditation?
(a) Time, place, and posture.
(b) Words, breaths, voice.
(c) Why, when, where.
(d) Thoughts, worries, and fears.

4. What is the purpose of modern fasting?
(a) To connect with God.
(b) Spiritual growth.
(c) To grow in communion with Jesus.
(d) For political or power-driven purposes.

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

6. What does the author say becomes an ingrained habit?
(a) Sin.
(b) Being lazy.
(c) Talking.
(d) Eating.

7. What is an example of verbal study?
(a) Lectures.
(b) Labs.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Natural observation.

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

9. According to the author, what are the two types of difficulties a person will face when practicing the spiritual disciplines?
(a) Philosophical and practical.
(b) Mental and physical.
(c) Practical and emotional.
(d) Mental and emotional.

10. Based on Foster's writings, how many attitudes of simplicity are there?
(a) Ten.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

14. The author begins to pray without what?
(a) Ceasing.
(b) Breathing.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Talking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two types of study, as stated by Foster?

2. According to Christian belief, what is the most important thing to focus on?

3. The author thinks that what sort of environment is good for meditation?

4. According to Christian beliefs, what is fasting truly supposed to be about?

5. According to The Discipline of Meditation, a person must overcome what in order to meditate effectively?

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