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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 is loneliness, according to Foster?
(a) Inner emptiness.
(b) A desirable state.
(c) What Jesus experienced.
(d) A horrible thing.

2. The author says that happiness should NOT be based on what?
(a) Whether or not we get our way.
(b) Our prayer life.
(c) How we are feeling.
(d) Others.

3. People's lives become void of what as they grow closer to God, according to The Discipline of Celebration?
(a) Stress and worry.
(b) Distraction.
(c) Relationships.
(d) Media.

4. What marked the beginning of Jesus' ministry, according to The Discipline of Celebration?
(a) The Great Harvest.
(b) Jubilee.
(c) The relinquishment of sins.
(d) His death.

5. According to Foster, what does true service mean?
(a) There is no such thing as "true service."
(b) Helping lots and lots of people in need.
(c) Service without credit or reward.
(d) Authentic service with lots of witnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word describes God's love, based on Christian belief?

2. How many examples does Foster provide of celebration?

3. What is the final type of service, according to The Discipline of Service?

4. What are the two types of deep wrongs, according to Foster?

5. In The Discipline of Solitude, it is mentioned that people will witness what if they practice solitude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the meaning of this quote from Augustine of Hippo: "The confession of evil works is first the beginning of good works."

2. According to "The Discipline of Celebration," what is Jubilee?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Would you rather be the one who guides or the one who is guided? Why?

9. What is Foster's definition of "self-righteous service"?

10. What is your definition of "spiritual direction"?

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