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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 say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?
(a) They deserve criticism, scorn, and a swift kick in the rear.
(b) They are all better than us and we should consider ourselves lucky they put up with us.
(c) They are victims of their circumstances and upbringing, and need government help just like us.
(d) They need assistance, encouragement and forgiveness.

2. What, according to Bonhoeffer, should be a primary concern in personal intercession?
(a) World events and crises.
(b) Those in the fellowship who have asked for assistance.
(c) One's own personal needs.
(d) Those being persecuted by the Nazis.

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is God's Word?
(a) The Old Testament only.
(b) Any spiritual text, from any religion.
(c) The whole and entire Bible.
(d) Whatever parts of the Bible an individual believes and agrees with.

4. Bonhoeffer says that listening to the Word of God is the beginning of:
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Faith.

5. What does Bonhoeffer say about the law of Christ, which he believes is fulfilled in the cross?
(a) Christians must share in it just as they bear each other's burdens.
(b) Christians can never live up to it.
(c) It frees Christians from the need to support each other.
(d) The law of Christ has no relationship to bearing one another's burdens.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say causes injury to a fellowship?

2. In which German city did Bonhoeffer grow up?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the third element that defines a Christian fellowship?

4. What does Bonhoeffer say is the origination point of spiritual love?

5. At which U.S. school did Bonhoeffer study Niebuhr and fall in love with American Negro spirituals?

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