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

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

3. What German city did Bonhoeffer return to?
(a) Flossenberg.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Finkenwald.
(d) Berlin.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer believe was special about Jesus Christ?

2. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?

3. Bonhoeffer believed that the Christian community belongs to one another and is able to fellowship together only through and in...

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

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

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