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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discipline of Meditation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book, Foster states that something happens to people when they think they have become "the right kind of person". What is it that happens to people?
(a) They die.
(b) Pride takes over.
(c) They become sinful.
(d) They ask for the wrong types of things.

2. What is a natural part of life, according to Christian belief?
(a) Loss.
(b) Grief.
(c) Death.
(d) Sin.

3. In Christian belief, what is the source of human transformation?
(a) God.
(b) The soul.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) The mind.

4. Christian belief states that something can change how a person thinks and imagines. What is it that changes how a person thinks and imagines?
(a) How much television someone watches.
(b) A person's hard work.
(c) God's grace.
(d) Lots of studying.

5. According to Christian belief, what three things does a person need to consider before meeting with God in meditation?
(a) Why, when, where.
(b) Thoughts, worries, and fears.
(c) Time, place, and posture.
(d) Words, breaths, voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is NOT a requirement to understand the disciplines?

2. What is the name of the church where the author is pastor?

3. Who is Dallas Willard?

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

5. According to the author, living the spiritual disciplines brings us closer to God and opens us up for His gift of __________.

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