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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will happen, according to Foster, once people become in communion with God?
(a) Prayer becomes deeper and stronger.
(b) They can channel God's words.
(c) We learn all about who He is.
(d) This is impossible while we are alive.

2. In the Old Testament, the theme is that wealth belongs to whom?
(a) Our neighbors.
(b) God.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Us.

3. Does the author state that prayer needs to be a complicated process?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

4. During fasting, the close bond between fasting and what becomes clear, according to Foster?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Guidance.
(c) Service.
(d) Meditation.

5. What is the purpose of modern fasting?
(a) Spiritual growth.
(b) To connect with God.
(c) To grow in communion with Jesus.
(d) For political or power-driven purposes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the definition of an "absolute fast"?

2. The Discipline of Meditation says that meditation differs from the scriptures in what way?

3. What is the first of the disciplines?

4. What happens to the cravings for unhealthy and unnecessary items when one is fasting?

5. What helps the mind to become more centered and increases the ability to learn more, as stated in Foster's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the author says we should pray like children, what does he mean?

2. Based on what Foster writes, how is meditation different from reading the scriptures?

3. What is the first principle suggested by Foster to live a simpler life?

4. What does it mean to the author to "live simply"?

5. What elements does a person need to consider in order to prepare for meditation, according to "The Discipline of Meditation"?

6. How is Newburg Friends Church characterized?

7. Christian belief states that the most important prayers must focus on what?

8. What happens when people truly pray, according to Foster?

9. Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal study.

10. What are the three inner attitudes of simplicity, as stated in Christian doctrine?

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