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

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

3. When the day's work was completed, what happened at Bonhoeffer's seminary?
(a) An evening meal, then either television, movies, or board games.
(b) The evening meal, then evening songs, prayers, and devotions.
(c) An evening meal, then the seminarians went out on the town.
(d) An evening meal, then the seminarians went to bed.

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

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 anxiety and anger, or the false peace of self-deception.
(c) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-enlightenment.
(d) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-deception.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Bonhoeffer believe was the secret of the Psalter?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, in a human community, what are weaker individuals influenced by?

4. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

5. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?

(see the answer key)

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