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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) Discipleship.
(c) Act and Being.
(d) Life Together.

2. What was Bonhoeffer doing while living abroad from Germany?
(a) He was furthering his education.
(b) He was taking a sabbatical.
(c) He was leading German congregations in London.
(d) He was seeking asylum.

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

4. What did Bonhoeffer do just before going leaving Germany for England?
(a) He publicly criticized Germans in a radio broadcast for supporting Hitler.
(b) He publicly criticized the Allies in a radio broadcast for remaining neutral while Hitler gained power.
(c) He publicly criticized Germans in a radio broadcast for not supporting Hitler.
(d) He publicly criticized Hitler in a radio broadcast for not moving faster to make the Third Reich a reality.

5. After Life Together, Bonhoeffer publishes two additional books before which following event happens?
(a) He is thrown into prison.
(b) The seminary is closed.
(c) The government forbids him to write or publish.
(d) Hitler dies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who became one of Bonhoeffer's teachers?

3. In which German city did Bonhoeffer grow up?

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

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

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