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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. During fasting, the close bond between fasting and what becomes clear, according to Foster?

2. Who is Dallas Willard?

3. What does the author suggest we do if we have to use credit to buy something?

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

5. The author warns against purchasing what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What role does Bill Cathers play in the Introduction?

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

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

5. Is it impossible for adults to succeed in their prayer lives, according to Foster? Why?

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

7. Foster writes that the main difference between Christian and Eastern forms of meditation is what?

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

9. How is fasting addressed in the Bible?

10. What is Foster's relationship with Ken and Doris Boyce?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Foster include foreshadowing in his chapter about study? What does Foster indicate by first giving readers a quote from the apostle Paul? Did you anticipate what the rest of the chapter ended up revealing?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think the loss of his parents at a relatively early age may have had an impact on Foster? If so, how do you think it would have affected his profession and the content he included in his book?

Essay Topic 3

How is simplicity explored and conveyed in Foster's work? Why do you think Foster wrote about it in this way?

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