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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Ministry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What level of importance does Bonhoeffer place on intercession?
(a) It's essential to one's relatives escaping purgatory.
(b) It's essential to the survival of Christian fellowship.
(c) It's essential to salvation.
(d) It's essential to the survival of the Church.

2. What is the apparent conflict that Chapter 3 raises?
(a) Living alone vs. community life.
(b) Having private devotional time vs. having community devotional time.
(c) Obeying the law vs. resisting the Nazis.
(d) Making money vs. sharing everything one owns with others.

3. Which of the following is a true statement about what Christians can expect regarding being able to spend time in person with other Christians?
(a) According to the Bible, Christians will always have other Christians to live with.
(b) According to the Bible, Christians will sometimes have other Christians to live with and will sometimes be alone.
(c) According to the Bible, Christians rarely receive the privilege of living together with other Christians.
(d) According to the Bible, Christians will never have other Christians to live with.

4. What did Bonhoeffer say is the source of human love? What can unfulfilled human love easily become?
(a) Desire for another; hatred.
(b) Desire for things; materialism.
(c) Desire for another; loneliness.
(d) Desire for things; greed.

5. What does Bonhoeffer say about meditation?
(a) It is the means to self-actualization.
(b) It is an essential part of community.
(c) It is the way to Nirvana.
(d) It is the way to enlightenment.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times each day does Bonhoeffer say a Christian in community should spend time alone in silence?

2. What did Bonhoeffer believe was the secret of the Psalter?

3. What is the confidence, according to Bonhoeffer, with which one can offer intercession for another?

4. Bonhoeffer says that one truly becomes a brother only if:

5. What did Bonhoeffer say about one's ability to keep one's thoughts on track and focus during meditation?

(see the answer key)

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