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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. Which of the following is the former missionary who prays over the author to have the hands of a writer?
(a) Bill Cathers.
(b) Doris Boyce.
(c) Clayton Carlson.
(d) Paul Newburg.

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

3. According to The Discipline of Study, what is the goal of all the disciplines?
(a) To be more like Jesus.
(b) To transform the total person.
(c) To be a better person.
(d) To love God more and more.

4. In the Old Testament, the theme is that wealth belongs to whom?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Our neighbors.
(c) God.
(d) Us.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author warns against purchasing what?

2. Under what circumstances does Jesus instruct his disciples to fast?

3. Christian belief states that something can change how a person thinks and imagines. What is it that changes how a person thinks and imagines?

4. The author begins to pray without what?

5. What sorts of addictions does Foster refer to in the chapter about simplicity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal study.

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

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

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

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

6. In Christian belief, what types of fasts are there? Describe the differences.

7. What is the difference between spiritual and modern fasting, as described in "The Discipline of Fasting"?

8. Who is Richard Foster? Why did he decide to write this book?

9. When the author says we should pray like children, what does he mean?

10. What is Foster's relationship with Ken and Doris Boyce?

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