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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. In the context of Chapter 5, what is making a mistake also known as?
(a) Screwing up.
(b) Missing the mark.
(c) Failure.
(d) Sin.

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

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

4. What did Bonhoeffer say causes injury to a fellowship?
(a) Gossip.
(b) Not engaging in intercession for each other.
(c) Every sin in thought, word, or deed.
(d) Not working hard enough.

5. According to Bonhoeffer, Christ said in Scripture that a brother should receive Communion (also known as the Lord's Supper) only if:
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He has fasted the day before.
(c) He has washed his head, hands, and feet first.
(d) Reconciled to his brother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, according to Bonhoeffer, enables God's redeeming help to another?

3. According to Bonhoeffer's statements, what does meditation promise as a result of seeking God?

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

5. According to Bonhoeffer, from whom do people need evidence of forgiveness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the scripture that Bonhoeffer utilized in Chapter 3 to emphasize, one last time, the importance to him of time spent alone?

2. According to what Bonhoeffer said, what does confession to - and absolution by - a brother confessor provide to an individual?

3. What did Bonhoeffer say was the result of resisting weakening by giving in to sin in the day spent alone?

4. What, in Bonhoeffer's opinion, did one's learning to allow others to speak the Word of God (i.e. practice the ministry of proclaiming) allow a person to do?

5. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 about a person who cannot listen to another patiently and at length?

6. When discussing the ministry of authority in Chapter 4, what other ministries did Bonhoeffer say had to be in effect in order for genuine spiritual authority to be present?

7. In Chapter 5, what did Bonhoeffer say the confessing Christian gives up by forsaking his sin?

8. In Chapter 5, what kind of brother did Bonhoeffer say may better understand another's confession of sin?

9. Regarding the ministry of bearing, how did Bonhoeffer tie it to what he called the "fellowship of the cross?"

10. While discussing the various ministries, Bonhoeffer states once again that all members of a community experience sin. What did he specifically say, while discussing the ministry of bearing, about bearing with another in sin?

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