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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bonhoeffer say about the habits of self-justifying and judging others?
(a) They are evil.
(b) They are good.
(c) They are sin.
(d) They are normal human behavior.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what happens when one receives God's mercy?
(a) A desire to serve others.
(b) A desire to serve oneself.
(c) A desire to serve God.
(d) A desire to serve the community.

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

4. How did Bonhoeffer say that one may re-establish communication with the fellowship?
(a) By making a phone call.
(b) By paying a fine.
(c) By confessing sin.
(d) By undergoing a penance ritual.

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

6. In Chapter 4, by what word does Bonhoeffer refer to the rules and recommendations by which he says members of a fellowship should behave?
(a) Laws.
(b) Recommendations.
(c) Ministries.
(d) Rules.

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

8. What does Bonhoeffer put forth as proof that there is a need for service to others?
(a) The existence of poverty.
(b) The different social classes in society.
(c) The existence of hunger.
(d) The initial reaction when one brother meets another.

9. What did Bonhoeffer say that a community fellowship needs to survive and thrive?
(a) Both strong and weak members.
(b) Only strong members.
(c) Lots of money and resources.
(d) A good organizational structure and business plan.

10. 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 with others.
(c) Can one understand God.
(d) Can one be alone.

11. According to Bonhoeffer, the cross destroys _______ at its root.
(a) Human pride.
(b) Sin.
(c) Death.
(d) Evil.

12. 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 anxiety and anger, or the false peace of self-deception.
(d) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-enlightenment.

13. According to Bonhoeffer, whose responsibility is it to pray for intercession?
(a) A pastor's.
(b) A parent's.
(c) A nun's.
(d) Every Christian.

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

15. What did Bonhoeffer say that personal time for meditation, prayer, and intercession should be considered?
(a) A right.
(b) A privilege.
(c) An option.
(d) A burden.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ministry that requires that one think highly of others and little of oneself to serve them is the ministry of:

2. What metaphor did Bonhoeffer use to illustrate how a fellowship can be injured?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what does the whole life of a Christian consist of?

4. According to what Bonhoeffer says, a ______ individual wants to be his own law.

5. Bonhoeffer says that one truly becomes a brother only if:

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