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

2. What did Bonhoeffer believe that the reading of Scripture helps teach?
(a) Man's history primarily for the sake of salvation.
(b) Doctrine and religious asceticism.
(c) Love for our fellow man and an appreciation for all religions.
(d) Literacy and self-discipline.

3. What did Bonhoeffer do just before going leaving Germany for England?
(a) He publicly criticized Germans in a radio broadcast for not supporting Hitler.
(b) He publicly criticized the Allies in a radio broadcast for remaining neutral while Hitler gained power.
(c) He publicly criticized Germans in a radio broadcast for supporting Hitler.
(d) He publicly criticized Hitler in a radio broadcast for not moving faster to make the Third Reich a reality.

4. Bonhoeffer's writings boil down to which following Scriptural statement?
(a) Christ's call is to come and die.
(b) Christ's call is to be peaceful and not offend.
(c) Christ's call is to unity and reconciliation.
(d) Christ's call is to come and serve others.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the seminary, what happens after morning devotions are over?

2. What does Bonhoeffer state that the duty of a Christian is?

3. What is the apparent conflict that Chapter 3 raises?

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

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

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