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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which concentration camp was Bonhoeffer executed, on April 9, 1945?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Mauthausen.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Flossenburg.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who signed the execution order that authorized Bonhoeffer's execution?

2. Bonhoeffer's writings boil down to which following Scriptural statement?

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

4. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?

5. Life Together is the English translation of which German phrase?

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