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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) They can channel God's words.
(b) Prayer becomes deeper and stronger.
(c) This is impossible while we are alive.
(d) We learn all about who He is.

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

3. What does the author suggest we do if we have to use credit to buy something?
(a) Don't buy it.
(b) Pray.
(c) Check our credit scores.
(d) Have a witness.

4. How many spiritual disciplines does the author say there are?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

5. According to The Discipline of Meditation, a person must overcome what in order to meditate effectively?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Anxieties.
(c) The obstacles of the devil.
(d) Preconceived notions.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Christian belief, what three things does a person need to consider before meeting with God in meditation?

2. How common was fasting in Biblical times?

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

4. What law in the Bible applies to fasting?

5. What is the final step of study, based on Christian belief?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to "The Discipline of Study," what are the four steps to study?

3. What is the discipline of study focused on, according to Foster?

4. In Christian belief, what types of fasts are there? Describe the differences.

5. Who is Richard Foster? Why did he decide to write this book?

6. Based on Christian belief, how are studying and meditation different?

7. According to "Door to LIberations," what are the two types of difficulties a person will face when practicing the spiritual disciplines?

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

9. What does Foster say will happen if the disciplines become law-like?

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

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