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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. According to Bonhoeffer, what has broken one's fellowship both with God and with one's brethren?
(a) Sin.
(b) Laziness.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Anger.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the purpose and goal of confession?
(a) Both penance and forgiveness of sin.
(b) Getting good dirt on your brothers.
(c) Forgiveness of sin alone.
(d) Establishing a pecking order in the fellowship.

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

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

5. In the ministry of bearing, what, according to Bonhoeffer, does a Christian fellowship do?
(a) Gives each other directions.
(b) Helps each other move.
(c) Puts up with each other.
(d) Supports one another.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, the ministry of listening is the ministry of:

4. What did Bonhoeffer say that the confession of sin enables?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Likewise, how does Bonhoeffer describe personal prayer in Chapter 3?

5. In presenting the ministry of holding one's tongue, what did Bonhoeffer say was completely removed if evil thoughts were not permitted to be said aloud, and if community members were absolutely banned from saying anything in secret about one another?

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

7. Thinking back over Chapters 1-3, what was the overarching message of these chapters? (Hint: A clue can be gleaned from the chapter titles).

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

9. Finally, how did Bonhoeffer explain intercession in Chapter 3, which was also supposed to take place during a Christian's personal time with God? How much importance did he place on intercession?

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

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