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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 does Bonhoeffer believe that his call from a life in exile to his present life at the seminary is?
(a) A mistake--he should have gone to India.
(b) A gift of God's mercy--he would have hated it in India.
(c) A gift of God's grace.
(d) A death sentence.

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

3. According to Bonhoeffer, solitude and silence are __________ to the individual and to the community.
(a) Essential.
(b) Optional.
(c) Not essential.
(d) Mandatory.

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

5. Who is arrested along with Bonhoeffer in 1943?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His sister and brother.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) His sister and brother-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is God's Word?

3. What was Bonhoeffer's daily reading/listening recommendation for devotions?

4. Does Bonhoeffer say that an individual is lonely while meditating?

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

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