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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. As stated by the author, how can true prayer take place?

2. From the start, fasting needs to be what, according to Foster?

3. What is the author's goal through this book?

4. According to The Discipline of Simplicity, what is simplicity dependent upon?

5. According to The Discipline of Meditation, what does meditation begin with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first principle suggested by Foster to live a simpler life?

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

3. What is Foster's relationship with Ken and Doris Boyce?

4. What does it mean to the author to "live simply"?

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

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

7. According to "The Discipline of Study," what are the four steps to study?

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

9. What happens when people truly pray, according to Foster?

10. How is fasting addressed in the Bible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the tone of "Celebration of Discipline"? Why would Foster choose to write the book in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and information presented in the chapters?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How is the discipline of guidance explored and conveyed in Foster's work? Why do you think Foster wrote about it in this way? Do you think it is different from the other disciplines in any particular way?

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