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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. During what event did Jesus wash the feet of the disciples?
(a) The Last Supper.
(b) Good Friday.
(c) The Crucifixion.
(d) The Ascension.

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

3. The author warns against what type of celebrations?
(a) Family-based.
(b) Significant.
(c) False and empty.
(d) Short-lived.

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

5. Spiritual direction is meant to facilitate what, according to The Discipline of Guidance?
(a) Conflict between believers.
(b) Ultimate guidance from God.
(c) The transformation of the soul.
(d) The relationship between God and human.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author says that some acts of service are too small. Why?

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

4. According to Foster, who should be the object of worship?

5. What is the first act of submission, according to Foster?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are the guidelines Foster offers for receiving a confession?

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

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

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