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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the premise of Life Together?
(a) An illustration of spiritual life in an illegal, secret Protestant seminary within the historical context of Nazi Germany, 1935-1945.
(b) The Christian practices, beliefs, and principles by which Bonhoeffer leads his seminarians in daily life together.
(c) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's life.
(d) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the second element that defined a Christian fellowship?
(a) Christians come to others through Jesus Christ.
(b) Christians are islands unto themselves.
(c) Christians come to others through social channels.
(d) Christians come to others through the Church.

3. In which concentration camp was Bonhoeffer executed, on April 9, 1945?
(a) Flossenburg.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Mauthausen.

4. Who schedules the entire day at the seminary?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Hitler.
(c) The seminarians.
(d) Bonhoeffer.

5. 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) Inner peace; find Nirvana.
(c) Jesus Christ; serve others.
(d) The universe; be in harmony with the universe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bonhoeffer firmly believed that a brotherhood is bound together by:

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

3. In which country had Bonhoeffer been living prior to his return to Germany?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the Holy Spirit's purpose?

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what does a Christian seek from Jesus Christ?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, as an adult Christian reads the Bible daily, what should happen?

2. How do the prison guards treat Bonhoeffer?

3. What did Bonhoeffer say that human desire for community involves?

4. In Bonhoeffer's opinion, as expressed in Chapter 2, how do Christians discover the unity that can be found through a day's work?

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the effect of faith on logic?

6. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the best way for a Christian to accomplish his work? Why?

7. How, according to Bonhoeffer's fellow prisoners, does his attitude consistently remain throughout his captivity, even as he becomes increasingly isolated?

8. In Chapter 1, what source did Bonhoeffer use to establish how a community should live together? Why?

9. Where are Bonhoeffer and his family held from 1943 to October 1944?

10. Why does Bonhoeffer say that a Christian community is different from any other form of human community?

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