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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1939, what does Dietrich Bonhoeffer commit himself to supporting?
(a) The Nazi Party.
(b) His former seminarians.
(c) The Church and the Resistance movement.
(d) The Allies.

2. What did Bonhoeffer believe was special about Jesus Christ?
(a) There was nothing special about Jesus Christ in Bonhoeffer's eyes.
(b) He was God become man, but didn't take on human nature.
(c) He had special powers to protect Christians from the Nazis.
(d) He was God become man, thereby taking on human nature.

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the first element that defined a Christian fellowship?
(a) Christians realize they don't need anyone else; they are self-sufficient in their own resources and can make it on their own.
(b) Christians need others because of Jesus Christ; they realize their own resources are not adequate to get them through life.
(c) Christians realize that it is safer for them to "go it alone" against the Nazis; to be together will be more dangerous. They will need to trust God to provide them individually with the resources they need to survive.
(d) Christians need others in order to survive the Nazis; they realize their own resources are not adequate to get them through the war.

4. Who signed the execution order that authorized Bonhoeffer's execution?
(a) Heinrich Himmler.
(b) Hermann Goering.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) Albert Speer.

5. Bonhoeffer's ideas are not susceptible to rigorous rational examination and do not make sense without belief in _____.
(a) Peace.
(b) Religion.
(c) Faith.
(d) Science.

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

7. What is the last book of the Bible?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Apocalypse (Revelation).
(d) Proverbs.

8. How does Bonhoeffer believe that is it possible for Christians to remain together spiritually, even when scattered throughout the world?
(a) It is possible through God the Father.
(b) It is possible through e-mails and instant messages.
(c) It is possible through the Holy Spirit.
(d) It is possible through Jesus Christ.

9. Life Together is the English translation of which German phrase?
(a) Alles Zusammen.
(b) Gemeinsames Leben.
(c) Leben Gemeinsames.
(d) Gemeinsames Zusammen.

10. How does the day begin at the seminary?
(a) With calisthenics.
(b) With breakfast.
(c) With air-raid drills.
(d) With devotions.

11. What was Bonhoeffer's daily reading/listening recommendation for devotions?
(a) One-half chapter from the Old Testament and one chapter from the New Testament, morning and evening.
(b) One chapter from the Old Testament and one-half chapter from the New Testament, morning and evening.
(c) One book from the Old Testament in the morning and one book from the New Testament in the evening.
(d) One verse from the Old Testament in the morning and one verse from the New Testament in the evening.

12. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a human community, according to Bonhoeffer?
(a) Agape.
(b) Kyrie.
(c) Phileo.
(d) Eros.

13. What did Bonhoeffer say is the source of human love? What can unfulfilled human love easily become?
(a) Desire for another; loneliness.
(b) Desire for things; greed.
(c) Desire for things; materialism.
(d) Desire for another; hatred.

14. Which of the following is a true statement about what Christians can expect regarding being able to spend time in person with other Christians?
(a) According to the Bible, Christians will never have other Christians to live with.
(b) According to the Bible, Christians rarely receive the privilege of living together with other Christians.
(c) According to the Bible, Christians will always have other Christians to live with.
(d) According to the Bible, Christians will sometimes have other Christians to live with and will sometimes be alone.

15. Bonhoeffer stated that "One can either believe or see, but faith has no need to see in order to ________. Seeing does not need to believe in order to see."
(a) Trust.
(b) Know.
(c) Hope.
(d) Believe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Psalter?

2. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?

3. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?

4. At the seminary, what are the first sounds of the dawn?

5. What does Bonhoeffer call work?

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