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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Believe.
(b) Hope.
(c) Know.
(d) Trust.

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

3. At the seminary, what are the first sounds of the dawn?
(a) Hymns and the Word of God.
(b) Pots banging together and showers running.
(c) Snoring.
(d) Roosters and alarm clocks.

4. What did Bonhoeffer, in contrast, say is the source of spiritual love and what does it desire to do?
(a) Jesus Christ; serve Him.
(b) Jesus Christ; serve others.
(c) The universe; be in harmony with the universe.
(d) Inner peace; find Nirvana.

5. What does Bonhoeffer say is the sole and entire purpose of Christian community fellowship together?
(a) Making lots of money.
(b) The Word of God.
(c) Surviving the Nazi threat.
(d) Encouraging one another.

6. 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.

7. What is the Psalter?
(a) The container in which the seminary's supply of salt was stored.
(b) The seminary's hymnbook.
(c) Another name for the Book of Proverbs.
(d) The Book of Psalms arranged for devotional use.

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

9. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the third element that defines a Christian fellowship?
(a) Christians were not chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (free will).
(b) Christians were chosen by God to be Christians from eternity (predestination).
(c) Christian fellowships always end in strife and failure because they involve selfish, fallen humans.
(d) Christian fellowships are transitory and temporary.

10. Christians see Bonhoeffer as having died for his faith. What term is applied to this?
(a) Prophet.
(b) Martyr.
(c) Priest.
(d) Apostle.

11. What did Bonhoeffer say was the purpose of evening prayers and devotions?
(a) They were used to heal any discord or right any wrong done during the day.
(b) They were used to air grievances and build cases in ongoing disputes.
(c) They were used to discipline anyone who had broken the rules that day.
(d) They were used to prove who was right and who was wrong in whatever discord had taken place that day.

12. What does Bonhoeffer state that the duty of a Christian is?
(a) To follow the example of Christ by waging war against the enemies of God.
(b) To follow the example of Christ by bringing peace while living among the enemies of God.
(c) To follow the example of Christ by only interacting with the friends of God.
(d) To follow the example of Christ by hiding together away from the world and waiting for His return.

13. Bonhoeffer claimed that a Christian community is a ______ reality.
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Human.
(c) Psychic.
(d) Physical.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the premise of Life Together?

3. What was Bonhoeffer doing while living abroad from Germany?

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

5. According to Bonhoeffer, the Christian community must learn to thank God daily for _____ things before learning to appreciate great things.

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