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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is arrested along with Bonhoeffer in 1943?
(a) His wife and children.
(b) His sister and brother-in-law.
(c) His sister and brother.
(d) His mother and father.

2. On April 8, 1945, when Bonhoeffer is taken to death row to be hanged the following day, what is he doing when he is taken from his cell?
(a) He is reading his Bible.
(b) He is serving Communion.
(c) He is finishing a prayer in a service that he is conducting.
(d) He is writing a book.

3. In which country had Bonhoeffer been living prior to his return to Germany?
(a) The United States.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) England.

4. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?
(a) He becomes a secret agent for the Allies.
(b) He goes into hiding.
(c) He becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Hitler.
(d) He joins the Nazi Party.

5. What was the title of Bonhoeffer's doctoral thesis and dissertation?
(a) Discipleship.
(b) Act and Being.
(c) Creation and Fall.
(d) Life Together.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Bonhoeffer doing while living abroad from Germany?

2. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?

3. How was Bonhoeffer executed?

4. What did Bonhoeffer decide to study at the age of sixteen?

5. At which U.S. school did Bonhoeffer study Niebuhr and fall in love with American Negro spirituals?

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