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

2. Which discipline offers freedom from the need to always get your way, based on Christian belief?
(a) Submission.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Fasting.

3. Foster states that the community gives a gift when they come together with a common request to what?
(a) Confess.
(b) Confront a Christian.
(c) Pray, wait, discern, and act.
(d) Interfere in a person's life.

4. In the Bible, there are many warnings against what?
(a) False gods.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Drinking water.
(d) Eating preserved foods.

5. According to Christian theologians, what is "the dark night of the soul"?
(a) A catch phrase.
(b) A state of meditation.
(c) A type of deep breathing.
(d) A period of extreme stillness and solitude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the call to submission, as stated in The Discipline of Submission?

2. According to statements in The Discipline of Silence, most people seem to see solitude as something that is what?

3. Which discipline is the least desirable to pursue, according to the author?

4. Based on The Discipline of Worship, what is the first step to improved obedience through worship?

5. According to the writings in this book, should a person worship individually or as a group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "the dark night of the soul"?

2. Why might it be difficult for someone to explain the benefits of being alone, as Foster explains it?

3. According to Foster, what are the two sides of a confession? Which does Foster say is more important than the other?

4. What do you think is an example of a false or empty celebration?

5. Do you think it is easy to make God the object of worship? Why or why not?

6. How does Foster describe the service of guarding the reputation of others?

7. How does Jesus call his disciples to a life of service?

8. What do you think it means when Foster says true worship is when "spirit touches spirit"?

9. According to Christian belief, why is the discipline of submission the least desirable to pursue?

10. What is the "group guidance" aspect of guidance, according to Foster?

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