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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 write is the discipline that God desires for all of his people?
2. Who leads the call to submission, as stated in The Discipline of Submission?
3. According to statements in The Discipline of Silence, most people seem to see solitude as something that is what?
4. According to the author, which is the most abused of the disciplines?
5. According to The Discipline of Submission, what is lauded in our modern culture?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are three of the seven acts of submission, as stated in the book?
2. What are some guidelines Foster gives for improving obedience through worship?
3. How does Jesus call his disciples to a life of service?
4. According to "The Discipline of Solitude," what is the relationship between silence and solitude?
5. What is your definition of "spiritual direction"?
6. According to "The Discipline of Celebration," what is Jubilee?
7. What do you think it means when Foster says true worship is when "spirit touches spirit"?
8. How does Foster describe the service of guarding the reputation of others?
9. What is the "group guidance" aspect of guidance, according to Foster?
10. What is "the dark night of the soul"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the chapter entitled "The Discipline of Celebration" evoke a climatic feeling? Why do you think Foster may have included this chapter near the end instead of the beginning?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Foster include foreshadowing in his chapter about study? What does Foster indicate by first giving readers a quote from the apostle Paul? Did you anticipate what the rest of the chapter ended up revealing?
Essay Topic 3
How is simplicity explored and conveyed in Foster's work? Why do you think Foster wrote about it in this way?
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