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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In The Door to Liberations, how are ingrained habits conquered?
(a) Legalistic discipline.
(b) God's grace.
(c) Fasting.
(d) Self-injury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, living the spiritual disciplines brings us closer to God and opens us up for His gift of __________.

2. As stated by the author, how can true prayer take place?

3. 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?

4. What does the author say makes it difficult for a person to explore the spiritual life?

5. What served as a guide for prayer for the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal study.

2. What does Foster say will happen if the disciplines become law-like?

3. Christian belief states that the most important prayers must focus on what?

4. Foster writes that the main difference between Christian and Eastern forms of meditation is what?

5. Why is inner focus important to the discipline of simplicity, according to Foster?

6. What are the three inner attitudes of simplicity, as stated in Christian doctrine?

7. What is the first principle suggested by Foster to live a simpler life?

8. Based on what Foster writes, how is meditation different from reading the scriptures?

9. Who are the spiritual disciplines meant for, according to Foster?

10. According to "The Discipline of Study," what are the four steps to study?

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