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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In what year did Dietrich Bonhoeffer return to Germany?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1938.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In which concentration camp was Bonhoeffer executed, on April 9, 1945?

2. What did Bonhoeffer intend Life Together to be?

3. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?

4. What was Bonhoeffer doing while living abroad from Germany?

5. After Life Together, Bonhoeffer publishes two additional books before which following event happens?

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