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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 type of communication does Bonhoeffer say that prayer during meditation is between a Christian and Jesus Christ?
(a) Personal and private.
(b) Public.
(c) Two-way.
(d) One-way.

2. What was Bonhoeffer's claim about singing that is not directed towards God?
(a) There is nothing wrong with it.
(b) It is singing to idols.
(c) It helps encourage other believers.
(d) It still glorifies God.

3. What did Bonhoeffer believe was the secret of the Psalter?
(a) It contains a hidden code that, if deciphered, will unlock spiritual mysteries.
(b) In an emergency, it will shelter the seminarians from being found.
(c) It unites Catholics and Protestants.
(d) It unites the individual and the congregation.

4. What does Bonhoeffer say that both intercession and personal prayer should be related to?
(a) The tasks at hand for the day.
(b) The person for whom one is interceding.
(c) The scriptural passage used in meditation.
(d) Current events.

5. What metaphor did Bonhoeffer use to illustrate how a fellowship can be injured?
(a) The cycle of unemployment, poverty, and welfare.
(b) Trying to carry something too heavy for you.
(c) A sick and infected physical body.
(d) The telephone game.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say orders and disciplines the seminarians' entire day?

2. In which German city did Bonhoeffer grow up?

3. Which of the following is a true statement about what Christians can expect regarding being able to spend time in person with other Christians?

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

5. In what year did Dietrich Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

(see the answer key)

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