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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which U.S. school did Bonhoeffer study Niebuhr and fall in love with American Negro spirituals?
(a) Union Theological Seminary.
(b) Dallas Theological Seminary.
(c) Oral Roberts University.
(d) Princeton Seminary.

2. Which of these song titles is the title of an American Negro spiritual?
(a) Silent Night.
(b) Heaven Is A Place On Earth.
(c) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(d) How Great Thou Art.

3. Ten years after Bonhoeffer's death, what event takes place in commemoration of his sacrifice?
(a) His seminary re-opens in Finkenwalde.
(b) The Pope canonizes him.
(c) He is awarded a posthumous Nobel prize.
(d) Bavarian pastors erect a monument in his honor.

4. What is the title of Bonhoeffer's first book?
(a) Life Together.
(b) Act and Being.
(c) Creation and Fall.
(d) Discipleship.

5. What did Bonhoeffer intend Life Together to be?
(a) The Christian practices, beliefs, and principles by which Bonhoeffer leads his seminarians in daily life together.
(b) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's life.
(c) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.
(d) An illustration of spiritual life in an illegal, secret Protestant seminary within the historical context of Nazi Germany, 1935-1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?

2. What is the premise of Life Together?

3. How was Bonhoeffer executed?

4. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?

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

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