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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. At the seminary, what happens after morning devotions are over?
(a) Fellowship of the table.
(b) Confession and penance.
(c) Showers and chores.
(d) Work.

2. In what year did Dietrich Bonhoeffer return to Germany?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1935.

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

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

5. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?
(a) Either calm and relaxation, or tiredness and boredom.
(b) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-enlightenment.
(c) Either anxiety and anger, or the false peace of self-deception.
(d) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-deception.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the day's work was completed, what happened at Bonhoeffer's seminary?

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

3. What is the title of Bonhoeffer's first book?

4. In Chapter 3, Bonhoeffer also introduces the concept of intercession. What is intercession?

5. In which German city did Bonhoeffer grow up?

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