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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Foster say is the focus during Christian meditation?

2. The Discipline of Meditation says that meditation differs from the scriptures in what way?

3. How is spiritual study different from academic study?

4. What does the author say becomes an ingrained habit?

5. According to Christian belief, why does Jesus want people to seek the truth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Foster writes that the main difference between Christian and Eastern forms of meditation is what?

2. In Christian belief, what types of fasts are there? Describe the differences.

3. What elements does a person need to consider in order to prepare for meditation, according to "The Discipline of Meditation"?

4. What is the difference between spiritual and modern fasting, as described in "The Discipline of Fasting"?

5. What is the discipline of study focused on, according to Foster?

6. Who is Richard Foster? Why did he decide to write this book?

7. What are the three inner attitudes of simplicity, as stated in Christian doctrine?

8. How is Newburg Friends Church characterized?

9. What two characteristics does fasting need to be, according to Foster?

10. What does Foster say will happen if the disciplines become law-like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several paradoxes in Foster's book. Identify at least one of these instances and describe why Foster may have used a paradox when describing this particular situation.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the disciplines of meditation and prayer. How are they different? How are they the same?

Essay Topic 3

Foster states in his chapter about the discipline of simplicity that the Kingdom of God is what readers should be seeking. What metaphor does he use to describe the Kingdom of God? Do you think this is a helpful tool? Why or why not?

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