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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 can happen when worshiping in a group, according to Christian belief?
(a) Different perspectives become distracting.
(b) The spirit can grow within the group.
(c) Some start to lead.
(d) People start to turn on one another.

2. According to Christian belief, what does submission allow the person to do?
(a) Give God more room in their lives.
(b) Listen to other people.
(c) Engage in a power struggle.
(d) Finally obey others who are right.

3. According to Foster, who can someone look to as an example of someone who bears others' burdens?
(a) St. Francis of Assisi.
(b) Jesus.
(c) The author.
(d) Pope John Paul II.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Foster, what is the final discipline?

2. In Biblical times, saints came together to do what?

3. What does Foster say is the heart of confession?

4. According to Foster, service is not always _____ and takes _________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Foster states that which of the spiritual disciplines is the most abused? Why?

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

10. What is the difference between being alone and solitude, according to Foster?

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