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

2. What is a natural part of life, according to Christian belief?
(a) Grief.
(b) Death.
(c) Sin.
(d) Loss.

3. According to the author, living the spiritual disciplines brings us closer to God and opens us up for His gift of __________.
(a) Discernment.
(b) Life.
(c) Transformation.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much longer was this edition written after its first publication?

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

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

4. The apostle Paul says in the Bible that we are transformed through the renewal of what?

5. According to The Discipline of Study, what is the goal of all the disciplines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is fasting addressed in the Bible?

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

3. According to "Door to LIberations," what are the two types of difficulties a person will face when practicing the spiritual disciplines?

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

5. Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal study.

6. What role does Bill Cathers play in the Introduction?

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

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

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

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

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