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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, what is one of the incorrect reasons for seeking others' company?
(a) Fear of being alone.
(b) Fear of persecution.
(c) Desire for fellowship.
(d) Desire to help others.

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) Fasting.
(b) Intercession.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Prayer.

3. In 1939, what does Dietrich Bonhoeffer commit himself to supporting?
(a) The Nazi Party.
(b) The Allies.
(c) The Church and the Resistance movement.
(d) His former seminarians.

4. What does Bonhoeffer believe that his call from a life in exile to his present life at the seminary is?
(a) A death sentence.
(b) A mistake--he should have gone to India.
(c) A gift of God's mercy--he would have hated it in India.
(d) A gift of God's grace.

5. The ministry that requires that one think highly of others and little of oneself to serve them is the ministry of:
(a) Humility, or humbleness.
(b) Helpfulness, or thoughtfulness.
(c) Meekness, or humility.
(d) Meekness, or gentleness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Bonhoeffer, what do the times of day and night symbolize?

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

3. What does Bonhoeffer say about meditation?

4. What did Bonhoeffer believe was the secret of the Psalter?

5. What is the premise of Life Together?

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