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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 did Bonhoeffer do just before going leaving Germany for England?
(a) He publicly criticized Hitler in a radio broadcast for not moving faster to make the Third Reich a reality.
(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 Germans in a radio broadcast for supporting Hitler.

3. In which country had Bonhoeffer been living prior to his return to Germany?
(a) The United States.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) India.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the premise of Life Together?

2. Ten years after Bonhoeffer's death, what event takes place in commemoration of his sacrifice?

3. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

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

5. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?

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