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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bonhoeffer's writings boil down to which following Scriptural statement?
(a) Christ's call is to unity and reconciliation.
(b) Christ's call is to come and die.
(c) Christ's call is to come and serve others.
(d) Christ's call is to be peaceful and not offend.

2. After Life Together, Bonhoeffer publishes two additional books before which following event happens?
(a) He is thrown into prison.
(b) The government forbids him to write or publish.
(c) Hitler dies.
(d) The seminary is closed.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?

2. 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?

3. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

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

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

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