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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Bonhoeffer, the Christian community must learn to thank God daily for _____ things before learning to appreciate great things.
2. Which of these song titles is the title of an American Negro spiritual?
3. After the morning meal, what is the next event in a typical day at the seminary and how long does it last?
4. At the seminary, what happens after morning devotions are over?
5. What did Bonhoeffer say orders and disciplines the seminarians' entire day?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Bonhoeffer say that a Christian community is different from any other form of human community?
2. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is a Christian's source of guilt or innocence?
3. Where are Bonhoeffer and his family held from 1943 to October 1944?
4. In Chapter 2, how does Bonhoeffer use the times of day and night as images to illustrate Christ's effect on the world?
5. What does the book of Genesis describe?
6. How does Bonhoeffer describe visionaries?
7. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the best way for a Christian to accomplish his work? Why?
8. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the effect of faith on logic?
9. What does the book of Apocalypse (also known as Revelation) describe?
10. What was the purpose of the monument to Bonhoeffer erected by pastors in Bavaria, Germany, ten years after his death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What did Bonhoeffer say, in Chapter 5, are the two dangers present in hearing the confession of brothers? Support your answer with references from the text.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 5, Bonhoeffer states that the darkness one feels while in sin poisons and isolates a sinner's heart and soul from his brethren. Explain what this means and provide examples, from society, your own life, and the text.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 4, Bonhoeffer said that a community fellowship needs both weak and strong members to survive and thrive. Explain what this statement means and provide examples both from the text and from current events as well as from your community that show how both weak and strong members enable a community to survive and thrive.
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