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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. Who is ready to lead, according to the author?
(a) It is unclear.
(b) The author, Foster.
(c) God.
(d) Anyone who is in prayer with God.

2. What does Foster say is the heart of confession?
(a) Apostleship.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Discipline.

3. According to statements in The Discipline of Silence, most people seem to see solitude as something that is what?
(a) Negative.
(b) Optimal.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Positive.

4. According to the author, which is the most abused of the disciplines?
(a) Worship.
(b) Submission.
(c) Guidance.
(d) Fasting.

5. Foster uses examples of groups from where?
(a) The Odyssey.
(b) Modern literature.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Academia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main focus in society, according to Foster?

2. Foster states that what requires surrender of our will?

3. Who originally described the dark night of the soul?

4. In the book, it states that for worship, there is a need for the person to have a strong desire to be what?

5. According to Foster, when someone holds their words, what can God do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the benefits to worshiping in a group as opposed to worshiping alone, according to "The Discipline of Worship"?

5. According to Foster, what are three examples of celebration?

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

7. What are some guidelines Foster gives for improving obedience through worship?

8. According to "The Discipline of Solitude," what is the relationship between silence and solitude?

9. How are celebration, joy, and strength related, according to Foster?

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

(see the answer keys)

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