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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the context of Chapter 5, what did Bonhoeffer say that Jesus' crucifixion and death on the cross destroys?
(a) Human pride.
(b) Hatred and prejudice.
(c) Sin and death.
(d) Faith and hope.

2. How did Bonhoeffer define "justification" in Chapter 4?
(a) Freedom from guilt through the grace of God.
(b) Fellowship through the grace of God.
(c) Freedom from sin through the grace of God.
(d) Salvation through the mercy of God.

3. What did Bonhoeffer call "an ultimate fulfillment of Christ's fellowship at table?"
(a) Church potlucks.
(b) Breakfast as a community.
(c) The Lord's Supper.
(d) Dinner as a community.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Bonhoeffer say is the best time of day for personal prayer, meditation and intercession?
(a) Late at night.
(b) Whenever it can be fit in.
(c) At midday.
(d) Early in the morning.

5. 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 different social classes in society.
(d) The existence of poverty.

6. According to Bonhoeffer, what has broken one's fellowship both with God and with one's brethren?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Sin.
(d) Anger.

7. What did Bonhoeffer claim is a benefit of the ministry of helpfulness?
(a) It helps the brother learn not to take himself and his career too seriously.
(b) It helps the brother understand how important he is.
(c) It helps the brother understand how much need there is in the world.
(d) It helps the brother be thankful for his career.

8. What did Bonhoeffer say renews the unity of true fellowship in Jesus Christ?
(a) Confessing sin.
(b) Community devotions.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Holy Communion.

9. On what does Bonhoeffer recommend individuals meditate?
(a) Their inner silence.
(b) A chosen mantra.
(c) The cosmos.
(d) A short text or verse.

10. Based on what Bonhoeffer says in Chapter 4, which of the elements of personal devotional time that he described in Chapter 3 tie in with the ministry of bearing?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Fasting.
(c) Intercession.
(d) Prayer.

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

12. Bonhoeffer says that listening to the Word of God is the beginning of:
(a) Love.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Hope.
(d) Faith.

13. What level of importance does Bonhoeffer place on intercession?
(a) It's essential to the survival of Christian fellowship.
(b) It's essential to salvation.
(c) It's essential to one's relatives escaping purgatory.
(d) It's essential to the survival of the Church.

14. Finish the following concept Bonhoeffer puts forth in Chapter 3: Only when one is at ease with fellowship....
(a) Can one enjoy work.
(b) Can one be alone.
(c) Can one be with others.
(d) Can one understand God.

15. 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) Study pacifism.
(c) Recruit Nazis.
(d) Convert to Hinduism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far in advance of the Lord's Supper did Bonhoeffer say that the brethren should assemble together to beg forgiveness of each other?

2. In the context of Chapter 5, what is making a mistake also known as?

3. Bonhoeffer says that confessing sin to another is ____________.

4. What does Bonhoeffer say about meditation?

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

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