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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Day Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Bonhoeffer, a daily reading of ______ is not the same as reading of the Scripture as a whole.
(a) Hitler's latest propaganda.
(b) The Psalter.
(c) Short verses.
(d) The newspaper.

3. According to Bonhoeffer, how are Christ's followers gathered together as the worldwide Body of Christ while on Earth?
(a) Spiritually and invisibly.
(b) Spiritually and physically.
(c) Spiritually and mentally.
(d) Spiritually and visibly.

4. According to Bonhoeffer, solitude and silence are __________ to the individual and to the community.
(a) Mandatory.
(b) Essential.
(c) Optional.
(d) Not essential.

5. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?
(a) Finkenwald.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Flossenberg.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the apparent conflict that Chapter 3 raises?

2. How does Bonhoeffer say that Christians should receive each other?

3. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?

4. Does Bonhoeffer say that an individual is lonely while meditating?

5. Bonhoeffer's writings boil down to which following Scriptural statement?

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