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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many principles does the author give to living a simpler life?
(a) Five.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

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

3. According to Christian beliefs, what is fasting truly supposed to be about?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Removing what controls a person's spirit.
(c) The self.
(d) The Body of Christ.

4. 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) Practical and emotional.
(c) Mental and physical.
(d) Mental and emotional.

5. According to The Discipline of Meditation, a person must overcome what in order to meditate effectively?
(a) The obstacles of the devil.
(b) Preconceived notions.
(c) Anxieties.
(d) Thoughts.

6. How much longer was this edition written after its first publication?
(a) Two decades.
(b) Six months.
(c) One hundred years.
(d) There is only one publication.

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

8. What does the author say people should be careful to prevent from taking over their lives?
(a) Truth.
(b) Family.
(c) Money.
(d) Duties.

9. The author thinks that what sort of environment is good for meditation?
(a) Any.
(b) A dark space.
(c) The outdoors.
(d) One that is quiet and peaceful.

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

11. How is spiritual study different from academic study?
(a) Academic study is more difficult than spiritual study.
(b) There is no difference.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) Spiritual study is about using the information properly as tools to grow closer to God.

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

13. Why does fasting seem to be a desirable goal in the secular world, according to The Discipline of Fasting?
(a) The author is not clear.
(b) It helps us get closer to God.
(c) There is a focus on weight and health.
(d) People want to be more spiritual.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to The Discipline of Study, what becomes well-trained through repetition?

3. Does the author state that prayer needs to be a complicated process?

4. What company published this book?

5. Why should we buy things, according to the author?

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