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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author define sorrow?
(a) Pitying someone in need.
(b) A remorseful acknowledgment that you have willfully sinned against God.
(c) The opposite of feeling sorry.
(d) Feeling badly for the self.

2. What can happen when worshiping in a group, according to Christian belief?
(a) Some start to lead.
(b) People start to turn on one another.
(c) Different perspectives become distracting.
(d) The spirit can grow within the group.

3. What does the service of listening do, according to Christian belief?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Quiets the mind.
(c) Helps us bear others' burdens.
(d) Distracts us.

4. According to the author, what keeps a person from confession?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Fear.
(c) Truth.
(d) The devil.

5. Who leads the call to submission, as stated in The Discipline of Submission?
(a) We do.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The Christian community.
(d) Our pastors.

6. According to Foster, service is not always _____ and takes _________.
(a) Convenient; rearranging.
(b) Simple; a strong will.
(c) Difficult; many people.
(d) Easy; practice.

7. People's lives become void of what as they grow closer to God, according to The Discipline of Celebration?
(a) Stress and worry.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Distraction.
(d) Media.

8. What is the goal of the examination of the conscience, as stated by the author?
(a) To ask God to open our minds.
(b) To get to know ourselves better.
(c) To get rid of our sins.
(d) To deny the things we have done wrong.

9. Spiritual direction is meant to facilitate what, according to The Discipline of Guidance?
(a) Conflict between believers.
(b) The relationship between God and human.
(c) The transformation of the soul.
(d) Ultimate guidance from God.

10. According to Foster, who can someone look to as an example of someone who bears others' burdens?
(a) St. Francis of Assisi.
(b) The author.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Pope John Paul II.

11. Which type of service helps reduce pride, according to The Discipline of Service?
(a) Hiddenness.
(b) Listening.
(c) Being served.
(d) Hospitality.

12. What is the type of joy Foster discusses?
(a) Material joy.
(b) Superficial happiness.
(c) The type a husband has when he marries his wife.
(d) True communion with God.

13. The author discusses the ____ guidance aspect.
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Group.
(c) Simple.
(d) Individual.

14. What does Foster write is the discipline that God desires for all of his people?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Study.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Worship.

15. What is the final type of service, according to The Discipline of Service?
(a) Listening.
(b) Sharing the Word of Life.
(c) Hospitality.
(d) HIddenness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is ready to lead, according to the author?

2. What is the first of the corporate disciplines, according to Foster?

3. What are the two types of deep wrongs, according to Foster?

4. According to Foster, what does true service mean?

5. Who states that "the confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works"?

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