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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. According to the author, what are the two types of difficulties a person will face when practicing the spiritual disciplines?
(a) Philosophical and practical.
(b) Practical and emotional.
(c) Mental and physical.
(d) Mental and emotional.

2. 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) Pride takes over.
(b) They ask for the wrong types of things.
(c) They become sinful.
(d) They die.

3. What company published this book?
(a) Random House.
(b) Harper & Row.
(c) Wordsmith Press.
(d) Penguin.

4. According to Christian belief, what does Christian meditation hope to do to the mind?
(a) Take it out of the person.
(b) Fill it.
(c) Void it of thought.
(d) Elevate it.

5. What is the author's relationship with Ken and Doris Boyce?
(a) They are his biological parents.
(b) They are the author's longtime friends and surrogate parents.
(c) They are his children.
(d) They are his sister and brother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say most people are afraid of meditation?

2. What is the first of the disciplines?

3. How many categories of spiritual disciplines are there?

4. Who is the religion publisher?

5. Who is Dallas Willard?

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