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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 is the main focus in society, according to Foster?
2. Which type of service helps reduce pride, according to The Discipline of Service?
3. Foster writes that there are how many acts of submission?
4. The author discusses the ____ guidance aspect.
5. Spiritual direction is meant to facilitate what, according to The Discipline of Guidance?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Christian belief, why is the discipline of submission the least desirable to pursue?
2. Would you rather be the one who guides or the one who is guided? Why?
3. According to "The Discipline of Celebration," what is Jubilee?
4. What is "the dark night of the soul"?
5. What is the difference between sorrow and feeling sorry, based on Christian beliefs?
6. What is your definition of "spiritual direction"?
7. What is the difference between being alone and solitude, according to Foster?
8. Foster states that which of the spiritual disciplines is the most abused? Why?
9. How are celebration, joy, and strength related, according to Foster?
10. According to Foster, what are the two sides of a confession? Which does Foster say is more important than the other?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the difference between denotation and connotation. How does this relate to the word "submission" in terms of Foster's book?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think the loss of his parents at a relatively early age may have had an impact on Foster? If so, how do you think it would have affected his profession and the content he included in his book?
Essay Topic 3
Jubilee is described as a celebration during biblical times where debts are canceled and slaves are released. It is a celebration of all that God has given. What does this have to do with discipline, according to Foster?
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