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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the third element that defines a Christian fellowship?
(a) Christian fellowships always end in strife and failure because they involve selfish, fallen humans.
(b) Christians were not chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (free will).
(c) Christian fellowships are transitory and temporary.
(d) Christians were chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (predestination).

2. What is the premise of Life Together?
(a) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.
(b) The Christian practices, beliefs, and principles by which Bonhoeffer leads his seminarians in daily life together.
(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.

3. Bonhoeffer believed in the Christian doctrine of a triune God. What is the definition of this doctrine?
(a) Three separate Gods.
(b) One God, that takes on three different modes.
(c) One God, that has appeared in three different manifestations throughout time.
(d) Three persons in one God.

4. What did Bonhoeffer believe was special about Jesus Christ?
(a) There was nothing special about Jesus Christ in Bonhoeffer's eyes.
(b) He was God become man, but didn't take on human nature.
(c) He had special powers to protect Christians from the Nazis.
(d) He was God become man, thereby taking on human nature.

5. Which of the following is a true statement about what Christians can expect regarding being able to spend time in person with other Christians?
(a) According to the Bible, Christians will always have other Christians to live with.
(b) According to the Bible, Christians rarely receive the privilege of living together with other Christians.
(c) According to the Bible, Christians will sometimes have other Christians to live with and will sometimes be alone.
(d) According to the Bible, Christians will never have other Christians to live with.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ten years after Bonhoeffer's death, what event takes place in commemoration of his sacrifice?

3. How does Bonhoeffer say that Christians should receive each other?

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

5. What did Bonhoeffer believe that experiencing loneliness could do for Christians?

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