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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. How many categories of spiritual disciplines are there?

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

3. What discipline makes change occur, according to the author?

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

5. Based on Foster's writings, how many attitudes of simplicity are there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What must a person do to meditate effectively, according to Christian belief?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal study.

10. What two characteristics does fasting need to be, according to Foster?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does being part of the Quaker Church have on Foster's book? How does it add to the information in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Jubilee is described as a celebration during biblical times where debts are canceled and slaves are released. It is a celebration of all that God has given. What does this have to do with discipline, according to Foster?

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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