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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. When the day's work was completed, what happened at Bonhoeffer's seminary?
(a) An evening meal, then the seminarians went to bed.
(b) An evening meal, then the seminarians went out on the town.
(c) The evening meal, then evening songs, prayers, and devotions.
(d) An evening meal, then either television, movies, or board games.

2. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?
(a) Either anxiety and anger, or the false peace of self-deception.
(b) Either calm and relaxation, or tiredness and boredom.
(c) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-enlightenment.
(d) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-deception.

3. What did Bonhoeffer intend Life Together to be?
(a) An illustration of spiritual life in an illegal, secret Protestant seminary within the historical context of Nazi Germany, 1935-1945.
(b) The Christian practices, beliefs, and principles by which Bonhoeffer leads his seminarians in daily life together.
(c) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's life.
(d) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.

4. Before Bonhoeffer accepted his position at the seminary, he was considering going to India. What was he going to do in India?
(a) Recruit Nazis.
(b) Study pacifism.
(c) Convert to Hinduism.
(d) Missionary work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

2. Bonhoeffer firmly believed that a brotherhood is bound together by:

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer, should be a primary concern in personal intercession?

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

5. What is the Psalter?

(see the answer key)

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