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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Christians see Bonhoeffer as having died for his faith. What term is applied to this?
(a) Martyr.
(b) Apostle.
(c) Prophet.
(d) Priest.

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

3. Who became one of Bonhoeffer's teachers?
(a) Alfred Einstein, a well-known physicist.
(b) Karl Barth, a well-known theologian.
(c) Sigmund Freud, a noted psychologist.
(d) Fritz Arnheim, a well-known historian.

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

5. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?
(a) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.
(b) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer intend Life Together to be?

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

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

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

5. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

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