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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Foster say about laughter?
(a) It is not a source of true joy.
(b) It is sinful.
(c) It can be dangerous.
(d) It is contagious.

2. According to statements in The Discipline of Silence, most people seem to see solitude as something that is what?
(a) Neutral.
(b) Negative.
(c) Optimal.
(d) Positive.

3. According to Christian theologians, what is "the dark night of the soul"?
(a) A period of extreme stillness and solitude.
(b) A type of deep breathing.
(c) A catch phrase.
(d) A state of meditation.

4. What is the final step to confession, according to Christian belief?
(a) Writing it down.
(b) Thank God for forgiving.
(c) Avoid any temptations leading to that sin.
(d) Telling all Christians you know.

5. Which word describes God's love, based on Christian belief?
(a) Dependent.
(b) Definitive.
(c) Unconditional.
(d) Rational.

6. What can happen when worshiping in a group, according to Christian belief?
(a) Different perspectives become distracting.
(b) Some start to lead.
(c) People start to turn on one another.
(d) The spirit can grow within the group.

7. What is the type of joy Foster discusses?
(a) Superficial happiness.
(b) True communion with God.
(c) The type a husband has when he marries his wife.
(d) Material joy.

8. The author says that some acts of service are too small. Why?
(a) No one notices.
(b) God wants us to clearly be helping other people.
(c) They just don't matter.
(d) He doesn't say this at all.

9. The author ties together what concepts?
(a) God's love and His discipline.
(b) Celebration, joy, and strength.
(c) Jesus' disciples and modern-day evagelicals.
(d) Love, peace, and harmony.

10. What was Jesus giving the disciples a chance to do?
(a) Confess their sins.
(b) Redeem themselves.
(c) Answer a call to service.
(d) Love each other.

11. Foster states that what requires surrender of our will?
(a) Obedience to God.
(b) Corporate prayer.
(c) Sin.
(d) Confession.

12. In the past, it was common for people to seek guidance through what, according to writings in The Discipline of Guidance?
(a) Tea leaves.
(b) Family members.
(c) Soothsayers.
(d) Spiritual direction.

13. God is always willing to receive a person's what, according to Christian belief?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Donations.
(c) Worship.
(d) Family.

14. What is the final type of service, according to The Discipline of Service?
(a) Hospitality.
(b) HIddenness.
(c) Sharing the Word of Life.
(d) Listening.

15. According to Foster, what service helps protect people from gossip?
(a) Being served.
(b) Guarding the reputation of others.
(c) Hospitality.
(d) Hiddenness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Foster, what is meant to be part of a daily routine?

2. According to this chapter, we can find ways to serve God's people through what?

3. What is a precursor to hearing a confession, according to The Discipline of Service?

4. Who came to serve rather than to be served, according to Christian doctrine?

5. According to The Discipline of Confession, what are the two sides to confession?

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