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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. Not saying bad things is the ministry of:
(a) Holding one's tongue.
(b) Meekness.
(c) Not gossiping.
(d) Positive thinking.
2. 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) Reconciled to his brother.
(c) He has washed his head, hands, and feet first.
(d) He has fasted the day before.
3. What did Bonhoeffer say is a possible downside to listening, serving, and bearing that the ministry of proclaiming can help correct?
(a) Not wanting to be critical of one's neighbor.
(b) Burnout.
(c) Becoming a doormat.
(d) Becoming overly critical of others.
4. Bonhoeffer said that sin ________ confessed individually to every brother.
(a) Needs to be.
(b) Does not need to be.
(c) Ought to be.
(d) Might need to be, depending on the sin committed,
5. According to Bonhoeffer, whose responsibility is it to pray for intercession?
(a) A nun's.
(b) A parent's.
(c) A pastor's.
(d) Every Christian.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did Bonhoeffer say that brotherly confession is most effective?
2. What are the two primary things Bonhoeffer discusses in Chapter 5?
3. What type of brother did Bonhoeffer say is most likely to relate to the spiritual facts of sin and forgiveness?
4. What did Bonhoeffer say that the blessings of successful struggle in solitude through the day alone and through strength of fellowship come from?
5. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bonhoeffer say that confessing sin to a brother enables?
2. 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?
3. What, in Chapter 5, did Bonhoeffer say is the fullness of Christian fellowship in community?
4. What did Bonhoeffer say should be the goal of personal meditation?
5. Thinking back over Chapters 1-3, what was the overarching message of these chapters? (Hint: A clue can be gleaned from the chapter titles).
6. When Christians assemble together the day before Holy Communion to beg forgiveness of each other, what did Bonhoeffer say they are to confess?
7. Why did Bonhoeffer place such importance upon silence during times of solitude?
8. In Chapter 3, what did Bonhoeffer say was one of the unhealthy ways to view fellowship? Why?
9. In Chapter 5, what did Bonhoeffer say that each man thinks he has a right to?
10. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 about a person who cannot listen to another patiently and at length?
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