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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Day Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which country had Bonhoeffer been living prior to his return to Germany?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) The United States.
(d) India.

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer, should be a primary concern in personal intercession?
(a) Those in the fellowship who have asked for assistance.
(b) Those being persecuted by the Nazis.
(c) One's own personal needs.
(d) World events and crises.

4. What does the noontime break remind the community members, according to Bonhoeffer?
(a) Their work does not provide daily bread; they need to be grateful to Bonhoeffer for sheltering them.
(b) Their work does not provide daily bread; it is God's gift of grace.
(c) Their work provides their daily bread; they need to thank God that they have jobs.
(d) Their work provides their daily bread; they need to work even harder.

5. What does Bonhoeffer say that praying for intercession enables the members of a community to see each other as?
(a) Imperfect.
(b) Better than the others.
(c) Losers.
(d) Sinners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say that the blessings of successful struggle in solitude through the day alone and through strength of fellowship come from?

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

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

4. Before Bonhoeffer accepted his position at the seminary, he was considering going to India. What was he going to do in India?

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

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