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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, the ministry of listening is the ministry of:
(a) Paying attention to one another.
(b) Listening to one another.
(c) Supporting one another.
(d) Thoughtfulness.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what does a Christian seek from Jesus Christ?
(a) Wealth, health, and prosperity.
(b) Forgiveness so they can keep on sinning; a free ride to heaven.
(c) Redemption, righteousness, innocence, and blessedness.
(d) Material goods, money, and friends.

3. What is the last book of the Bible?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Apocalypse (Revelation).
(c) Genesis.
(d) Proverbs.

4. What does Bonhoeffer say pastors and congregants should do about the community they find themselves in?
(a) Complain and gossip about their fellow believers every chance they get.
(b) Make as many friends as possible and form a network of cliques.
(c) Analyze their fellow believers and help them fix all their problems.
(d) Examine themselves and thank God for a chance to grow.

5. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?
(a) They need assistance, encouragement and forgiveness.
(b) They are victims of their circumstances and upbringing, and need government help just like us.
(c) They deserve criticism, scorn, and a swift kick in the rear.
(d) They are all better than us and we should consider ourselves lucky they put up with us.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bonhoeffer say is the sole and entire purpose of Christian community fellowship together?

2. According to Bonhoeffer, an activity within a Christian community that is not of Jesus Christ is based on what?

3. In Chapter 4, by what word does Bonhoeffer refer to the rules and recommendations by which he says members of a fellowship should behave?

4. What does the noontime break remind the community members, according to Bonhoeffer?

5. What character trait is practiced through the ministry of helpfulness, according to Bonhoeffer?

(see the answer key)

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