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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Confession and Communion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say was the purpose of evening prayers and devotions?
(a) They were used to heal any discord or right any wrong done during the day.
(b) They were used to discipline anyone who had broken the rules that day.
(c) They were used to air grievances and build cases in ongoing disputes.
(d) They were used to prove who was right and who was wrong in whatever discord had taken place that day.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what makes a person feel alone?
(a) Persecution for one's beliefs.
(b) An act of sin.
(c) Being in exile.
(d) Being in solitude for too long.

3. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a spiritual community, according to Bonhoeffer?
(a) Agape.
(b) Theos.
(c) Eros.
(d) Phileo.

4. What is the reverse of the concept put forth in the previous question?
(a) The ability to spend time together is essential to fellowship.
(b) The ability to spend time alone is essential to solitude.
(c) The ability to spend time alone is essential to faith.
(d) The ability to spend time alone is essential to fellowship.

5. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?
(a) To run a secret hospital for Jews.
(b) To join the Nazi Party.
(c) To take charge of an illegal seminary.
(d) To pastor an underground church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?

2. According to Bonhoeffer, Christ said in Scripture that a brother should receive Communion (also known as the Lord's Supper) only if:

3. What did Bonhoeffer believe that human egos did to human relationships, without Christ's mediating influence?

4. Christians see Bonhoeffer as having died for his faith. What term is applied to this?

5. What did Bonhoeffer believe that experiencing loneliness could do for Christians?

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