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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the cravings for unhealthy and unnecessary items when one is fasting?
(a) They likely get worse.
(b) They disappear and are replaced by the desire to commune with God.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It is unclear.

2. What is the concept behind fasting of Biblical times?
(a) Going without food for spiritual growth.
(b) Losing weight.
(c) Becoming stronger.
(d) Showing others what you are able to do.

3. What is the final step of study, based on Christian belief?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Reflection.
(c) Refraining.
(d) Finish.

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

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

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

7. As stated by the author, how can true prayer take place?
(a) At any church, at any time.
(b) At the right place and time.
(c) It needs to become a way of life, not just an afterthought.
(d) It cannot.

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

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

10. What helps the mind to become more centered and increases the ability to learn more, as stated in Foster's book?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Scripture.
(c) Fresh air.
(d) Concentration.

11. According to Foster, how does study benefit meditation?
(a) Study helps the person get into a peaceful frame of mind.
(b) Meditation makes studying look easy.
(c) They are unrelated.
(d) It makes the environment more conducive for meditation.

12. What will happen, according to Foster, once people become in communion with God?
(a) They can channel God's words.
(b) This is impossible while we are alive.
(c) Prayer becomes deeper and stronger.
(d) We learn all about who He is.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During fasting, the close bond between fasting and what becomes clear, according to Foster?

2. What is the definition of fasting in the Bible?

3. According to Foster, what does being simple like God mean?

4. What is the first of the disciplines?

5. What is the definition of an "absolute fast"?

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