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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. When one falls into the habit of saying nothing at all, ever (which Bonhoeffer did not endorse), what desire did Bonhoeffer say could declare itself?
(a) To sleep all day.
(b) To talk nonstop.
(c) To become a hermit.
(d) To dominate.

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

3. Upon what does the ministry of authority depend?
(a) The seminary leader being well-qualified for the job.
(b) Brotherly service.
(c) Intimidation.
(d) Enforcing the laws.

4. Bonhoeffer said that sin ________ confessed individually to every brother.
(a) Does not need to be.
(b) Ought to be.
(c) Needs to be.
(d) Might need to be, depending on the sin committed,

5. What does Bonhoeffer say that praying for intercession enables the members of a community to see each other as?
(a) Losers.
(b) Sinners.
(c) Better than the others.
(d) Imperfect.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, when did Bonhoeffer say a brother needed some way to restore himself to community?

2. What character trait is practiced through the ministry of helpfulness, according to Bonhoeffer?

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?

4. What type of person did Bonhoeffer say one should seek out as a confessor?

5. Not saying bad things is the ministry of:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Christians assemble together the day before Holy Communion to beg forgiveness of each other, what did Bonhoeffer say they are to confess?

5. As Chapter 3 came to a close, what did Bonhoeffer say about the dimension of solitude and exile he described in community life?

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

7. What did Bonhoeffer say that a community member who has sinned can no longer experience until he confesses his sins? Why?

8. When discussing the ministry of proclaiming, what did Bonhoeffer say we ultimately recognize when we see others as being in need of assistance, encouragement, and forgiveness?

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

10. 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?

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