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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer claim is a benefit of the ministry of helpfulness?
(a) It helps the brother understand how much need there is in the world.
(b) It helps the brother understand how important he is.
(c) It helps the brother learn not to take himself and his career too seriously.
(d) It helps the brother be thankful for his career.

2. According to Bonhoeffer's statements, what does meditation promise as a result of seeking God?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Oneness with the universe.
(c) Salvation.
(d) World peace.

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

4. 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) Christians were not chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (free will).
(d) Christian fellowships always end in strife and failure because they involve selfish, fallen humans.

5. How many times each day does Bonhoeffer say a Christian in community should spend time alone in silence?
(a) Never.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, solitude and silence are __________ to the individual and to the community.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what does a Christian seek from Jesus Christ?

3. What is the reverse of the concept put forth in the previous question?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, what does the whole life of a Christian consist of?

5. What does Bonhoeffer do after the Nazis forbid him to teach, write, or publish?

(see the answer key)

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