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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Bonhoeffer's doctoral thesis and dissertation?
(a) Discipleship.
(b) Act and Being.
(c) Creation and Fall.
(d) Life Together.

2. 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?
(a) He is finishing a prayer in a service that he is conducting.
(b) He is serving Communion.
(c) He is reading his Bible.
(d) He is writing a book.

3. What is the title of Bonhoeffer's first book?
(a) Life Together.
(b) Discipleship.
(c) Act and Being.
(d) Creation and Fall.

4. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the purpose of the fellowship that takes place when meals are shared at the table?
(a) It is an occasion to rejoice and celebrate the working day.
(b) It is a chance to gorge oneself and establish one's position in the seminary.
(c) It is a chance to win the favor of Bonhoeffer by volunteering to do extra work around the seminary.
(d) It is an occasion to get nourishment and complain about how hard life is.

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

6. What did Bonhoeffer do just before going leaving Germany for England?
(a) He publicly criticized Hitler in a radio broadcast for not moving faster to make the Third Reich a reality.
(b) He publicly criticized Germans in a radio broadcast for not supporting Hitler.
(c) He publicly criticized Germans in a radio broadcast for supporting Hitler.
(d) He publicly criticized the Allies in a radio broadcast for remaining neutral while Hitler gained power.

7. What did Bonhoeffer believe that experiencing loneliness could do for Christians?
(a) It could make them loners, unwilling to properly participate in church life.
(b) It could discourage them and cause them to give up their faith.
(c) It enables them to recognize each other in the presence of Christ.
(d) It enables them to recognize the presence of Christ in each other.

8. What does Bonhoeffer consider the voice of the Church to be?
(a) Instrumental music.
(b) Singing as one (that is, in unison).
(c) Singing in four-part harmony.
(d) Reading Scripture aloud.

9. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?
(a) To join the Nazi Party.
(b) To run a secret hospital for Jews.
(c) To take charge of an illegal seminary.
(d) To pastor an underground church.

10. What did Bonhoeffer say orders and disciplines the seminarians' entire day?
(a) Fellowship of the table.
(b) Morning prayer.
(c) Bible readings.
(d) Daily work.

11. What does Bonhoeffer say is the origination point of spiritual love?
(a) God the Father.
(b) The brother.
(c) The enemy.
(d) Christ and His Word.

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

13. According to Bonhoeffer, the Christian community must learn to thank God daily for _____ things before learning to appreciate great things.
(a) Any.
(b) Small.
(c) All.
(d) Every.

14. After the morning meal, what is the next event in a typical day at the seminary and how long does it last?
(a) Recreational time; until evening.
(b) Private devotions; until lunch.
(c) Naptime; until lunch.
(d) The day's work; until evening.

15. How did Bonhoeffer view Christian fellowship?
(a) A gift of love; a promise.
(b) A gift of grace; a privilege.
(c) An unalienable right; a promise.
(d) A gift of faith; a privilege.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ten years after Bonhoeffer's death, what event takes place in commemoration of his sacrifice?

2. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a spiritual community, according to Bonhoeffer?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what does the community rest in while it sleeps?

4. How does Bonhoeffer say that Christians should receive each other?

5. How was Bonhoeffer executed?

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