View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bonhoeffer do after the Nazis forbid him to teach, write, or publish?
(a) He complies with the order and travels throughout Germany encouraging other Christians to do the same.
(b) He continues to teach, write, and publish in defiance of the Nazi ban, traveling throughout Germany to do so.
(c) He flees the country and takes a pastorate in England.
(d) He flees to the United States and takes classes at Union Theological Seminary.

2. Based on what Bonhoeffer says in Chapter 4, which of the elements of personal devotional time that he described in Chapter 3 tie in with the ministry of bearing?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Intercession.
(d) Fasting.

3. What does Bonhoeffer call work?
(a) A necessary evil.
(b) The "Thou."
(c) The "it."
(d) Life's ultimate purpose.

4. What does Bonhoeffer put forth as proof that there is a need for service to others?
(a) The different social classes in society.
(b) The existence of hunger.
(c) The existence of poverty.
(d) The initial reaction when one brother meets another.

5. How was Bonhoeffer executed?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Firing squad.
(c) Beheading.
(d) Gas chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bonhoeffer says that listening to the Word of God is the beginning of:

2. If another's sin is considered to be worse to one's own, Bonhoeffer says that service to the other is not _________.

3. According to Bonhoeffer, the ministry of listening is the ministry of:

4. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the second element that defined a Christian fellowship?

5. Which Bible characters does Bonhoeffer present in Chapter 3 as examples of life alone?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample