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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Confession and Communion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To Bonhoeffer, what do the times of day and night symbolize?
(a) Christ's effect on the world.
(b) Good and evil.
(c) Day and night.
(d) The Allies and the Axis.

2. What does Bonhoeffer put forth as proof that there is a need for service to others?
(a) The existence of hunger.
(b) The initial reaction when one brother meets another.
(c) The existence of poverty.
(d) The different social classes in society.

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

4. What does Bonhoeffer say about the law of Christ, which he believes is fulfilled in the cross?
(a) Christians can never live up to it.
(b) The law of Christ has no relationship to bearing one another's burdens.
(c) Christians must share in it just as they bear each other's burdens.
(d) It frees Christians from the need to support each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On April 8, 1945, when Bonhoeffer is taken to death row to be hanged the following day, what is he doing when he is taken from his cell?

2. When did Bonhoeffer say that brotherly confession is most effective?

3. Not saying bad things is the ministry of:

4. What does Bonhoeffer say about the habits of self-justifying and judging others?

5. What did Bonhoeffer say is a possible downside to listening, serving, and bearing that the ministry of proclaiming can help correct?

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