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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Community.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the third element that defines a Christian fellowship?
(a) Christians were chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (predestination).
(b) Christian fellowships are transitory and temporary.
(c) Christian fellowships always end in strife and failure because they involve selfish, fallen humans.
(d) Christians were not chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (free will).

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the Holy Spirit's purpose?
(a) To bring peace to the world.
(b) To bring unity among all the world's religions.
(c) To resolve the conflicts that inevitably develop in Christian communities.
(d) To put belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior into Christians' hearts.

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 sometimes have other Christians to live with and will sometimes be alone.
(b) According to the Bible, Christians will never have other Christians to live with.
(c) According to the Bible, Christians will always have other Christians to live with.
(d) According to the Bible, Christians rarely receive the privilege of living together with other Christians.

4. Who signed the execution order that authorized Bonhoeffer's execution?
(a) Hermann Goering.
(b) Albert Speer.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Heinrich Himmler.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, how are Christ's followers gathered together as the worldwide Body of Christ while on Earth?

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?

3. In which concentration camp was Bonhoeffer executed, on April 9, 1945?

4. Bonhoeffer stated that "One can either believe or see, but faith has no need to see in order to ________. Seeing does not need to believe in order to see."

5. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?

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