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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say is a possible downside to listening, serving, and bearing that the ministry of proclaiming can help correct?
(a) Not wanting to be critical of one's neighbor.
(b) Burnout.
(c) Becoming a doormat.
(d) Becoming overly critical of others.

2. Does Bonhoeffer say that an individual is lonely while meditating?
(a) It depends on the individual.
(b) Yes, meditation is lonely.
(c) No, meditation is not lonely.
(d) Sometimes, meditation can be lonely.

3. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?
(a) They need assistance, encouragement and forgiveness.
(b) They are all better than us and we should consider ourselves lucky they put up with us.
(c) They are victims of their circumstances and upbringing, and need government help just like us.
(d) They deserve criticism, scorn, and a swift kick in the rear.

4. What did Bonhoeffer say that the confession of sin enables?
(a) Gossip and teasing.
(b) Continuance in the sin.
(c) Experience in swallowing one's pride.
(d) Conversion to a new beginning in Christ.

5. What type of person did Bonhoeffer say one should seek out as a confessor?
(a) A brother who almost never sins.
(b) A brother who can be trusted with a secret.
(c) A brother who is a close friend.
(d) A brother who understands the community's needs.

6. Which Bible characters does Bonhoeffer present in Chapter 3 as examples of life alone?
(a) Paul, Timothy, and John.
(b) Noah, Abraham, and Issac.
(c) Moses, David, and Elijah.
(d) Jesus, Timothy, and Paul.

7. According to Bonhoeffer, solitude and silence are __________ to the individual and to the community.
(a) Optional.
(b) Mandatory.
(c) Not essential.
(d) Essential.

8. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?
(a) Either calm and relaxation, or tiredness and boredom.
(b) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-deception.
(c) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-enlightenment.
(d) Either anxiety and anger, or the false peace of self-deception.

9. Bonhoeffer noted two evidences that one's personal time spent in prayer, meditation and intercession had put that person in real contact with the strengthening and purifying power of God. One of the reasons is listed below; indicate it:
(a) The environment of the person's workaday world.
(b) The nature of the person's relationships throughout the day.
(c) What the person chooses to do for recreational time.
(d) What the person wears.

10. What is the confidence, according to Bonhoeffer, with which one can offer intercession for another?
(a) Knowing oneself is being borne as well.
(b) Knowing that God is merciful.
(c) Knowing that someone will always be there to listen.
(d) Knowing that God hears prayer.

11. What did Bonhoeffer say about one brother saying anything secretly against another, even with good intentions?
(a) There is nothing wrong with it
(b) It should be absolutely banned.
(c) It is permissible only if with good intentions.
(d) He did not address it at all.

12. Not saying bad things is the ministry of:
(a) Meekness.
(b) Positive thinking.
(c) Holding one's tongue.
(d) Not gossiping.

13. What did Bonhoeffer say about one's ability to keep one's thoughts on track and focus during meditation?
(a) When one's thoughts wander and when one's focus is lost, it's not the right time for meditation.
(b) If one cannot control one's thoughts and maintain focus, the penalty is ejection from the community.
(c) It is easy to keep one's thoughts on track and maintain one's focus.
(d) Thoughts often wander and it is difficult to maintain focus.

14. Before Bonhoeffer accepted his position at the seminary, he was considering going to India. What was he going to do in India?
(a) Missionary work.
(b) Recruit Nazis.
(c) Convert to Hinduism.
(d) Study pacifism.

15. According to Bonhoeffer, why did Christ become man?
(a) Bonhoeffer didn't believe that Christ became man.
(b) So all mankind can believe in him.
(c) So all mankind can see that God is love.
(d) So all mankind can believe in him as Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say causes injury to a fellowship?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Bonhoeffer say is the best time of day for personal prayer, meditation and intercession?

3. What character trait is practiced through the ministry of helpfulness, according to Bonhoeffer?

4. How did Bonhoeffer say that one may re-establish communication with the fellowship?

5. If another's sin is considered to be worse to one's own, Bonhoeffer says that service to the other is not _________.

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