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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. Why does the author say most people are afraid of meditation?
(a) Because they have visions.
(b) Because they meet with God with no go-between.
(c) It might make them believe in another religion.
(d) It has a stigma.

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

3. The Discipline of Meditation says that meditation differs from the scriptures in what way?
(a) Meditation makes the scriptures come to life and become more personal.
(b) There is no difference.
(c) Scriptures are more important.
(d) Meditation takes more discipline.

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

5. What is the author's relationship with Ken and Doris Boyce?
(a) They are his biological parents.
(b) They are his sister and brother-in-law.
(c) They are the author's longtime friends and surrogate parents.
(d) They are his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Foster says that true prayer requires what of us?

2. According to Christian belief, why does Jesus want people to seek the truth?

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

4. In Christian belief, what is the source of human transformation?

5. What will happen, according to Foster, once people become in communion with God?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when people truly pray, according to Foster?

2. What does it mean to the author to "live simply"?

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

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

5. What elements does a person need to consider in order to prepare for meditation, according to "The Discipline of Meditation"?

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

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

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

9. What is the discipline of study focused on, according to Foster?

10. What must a person do to meditate effectively, according to Christian belief?

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