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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Bonhoeffer's doctoral thesis and dissertation?
(a) Creation and Fall.
(b) Life Together.
(c) Act and Being.
(d) Discipleship.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) He is finishing a prayer in a service that he is conducting.
(b) He is reading his Bible.
(c) He is serving Communion.
(d) He is writing a book.

5. Who is arrested along with Bonhoeffer in 1943?
(a) His wife and children.
(b) His sister and brother-in-law.
(c) His sister and brother.
(d) His mother and father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Bonhoeffer decide to study at the age of sixteen?

3. In which country had Bonhoeffer been living prior to his return to Germany?

4. In 1939, what does Dietrich Bonhoeffer commit himself to supporting?

5. What did Bonhoeffer do just before going leaving Germany for England?

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