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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Community.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's life.
(c) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.
(d) An illustration of spiritual life in an illegal, secret Protestant seminary within the historical context of Nazi Germany, 1935-1945.

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

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

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the Holy Spirit's purpose?
(a) To bring unity among all the world's religions.
(b) To bring peace to the world.
(c) To put belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior into Christians' hearts.
(d) To resolve the conflicts that inevitably develop in Christian communities.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the third element that defines a Christian fellowship?

2. What did Bonhoeffer decide to study at the age of sixteen?

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

4. What did Bonhoeffer say is the source of human love? What can unfulfilled human love easily become?

5. Bonhoeffer believed in the Christian doctrine of a triune God. What is the definition of this doctrine?

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