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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Bonhoeffer stated that "One can either believe or see, but faith has no need to see in order to ________. Seeing does not need to believe in order to see."
(a) Hope.
(b) Trust.
(c) Believe.
(d) Know.

4. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?
(a) He goes into hiding.
(b) He becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Hitler.
(c) He joins the Nazi Party.
(d) He becomes a secret agent for the Allies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1939, what does Dietrich Bonhoeffer commit himself to supporting?

2. Who is arrested along with Bonhoeffer in 1943?

3. Which of the following is a true statement about what Christians can expect regarding being able to spend time in person with other Christians?

4. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of how many children?

5. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a spiritual community, according to Bonhoeffer?

(see the answer key)

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