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

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

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the ministry of authority?
(a) What the head bully does.
(b) The power to influence others.
(c) The responsibilities of the seminary leader.
(d) The national government.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Bonhoeffer recommend individuals meditate?

2. What did Bonhoeffer say that a community fellowship needs to survive and thrive?

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

4. What did Bonhoeffer say about one brother saying anything secretly against another, even with good intentions?

5. What does Bonhoeffer say that both intercession and personal prayer should be related to?

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

3. What did Bonhoeffer say should be the goal of personal meditation?

4. What is Bonhoeffer's objective in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 5, what passage of Scripture did Bonhoeffer recommend examining oneself against when asking forgiveness?

6. Why did Bonhoeffer call the rules and recommendations he established in Chapter 4 "ministries?"

7. What did Bonhoeffer claim that regular, scheduled time for personal meditation, prayer, and intercession would demonstrate for a community member?

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

9. In Chapter 4, what did Bonhoeffer say that members of a community need to pay attention to?

10. What did Bonhoeffer say that confessing sin to a brother enables?

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