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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Ministry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to what Bonhoeffer says in Chapter 4, how do the brethren receive fellow sinners in the fellowship of Jesus Christ?
(a) By practicing grace.
(b) After they pass background checks.
(c) By forgiving sin.
(d) After they agree to the brethren's statement of faith and dress code.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what does a Christian seek from Jesus Christ?
(a) Forgiveness so they can keep on sinning; a free ride to heaven.
(b) Wealth, health, and prosperity.
(c) Material goods, money, and friends.
(d) Redemption, righteousness, innocence, and blessedness.

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

4. What does Bonhoeffer belief should NOT start the day?
(a) Devotions of scripture reading.
(b) Concern for the day's work.
(c) Hymns of the Church.
(d) Prayer of the fellowship.

5. 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 grace.
(c) A death sentence.
(d) A gift of God's mercy--he would have hated it in India.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, solitude and silence are __________ to the individual and to the community.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what happens when one receives God's mercy?

3. What did Bonhoeffer believe that experiencing loneliness could do for Christians?

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

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the second element that defined a Christian fellowship?

(see the answer key)

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