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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. What does Bonhoeffer say pastors and congregants should do about the community they find themselves in?

2. After Life Together, Bonhoeffer publishes two additional books before which following event happens?

3. What did Bonhoeffer say was the purpose of evening prayers and devotions?

4. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is God's Word?

5. Who became one of Bonhoeffer's teachers?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what source did Bonhoeffer use to establish how a community should live together? Why?

2. Does spiritual love desire immediacy or the nearness of other human beings, according to Bonhoeffer? Why or why not?

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is a Christian's source of guilt or innocence?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, as an adult Christian reads the Bible daily, what should happen?

5. What was the purpose of the monument to Bonhoeffer erected by pastors in Bavaria, Germany, ten years after his death?

6. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the best way for a Christian to accomplish his work? Why?

7. In Bonhoeffer's opinion, as expressed in Chapter 2, how do Christians discover the unity that can be found through a day's work?

8. Why does Bonhoeffer become involved in plans to overthrow Hitler?

9. Where are Bonhoeffer and his family held from 1943 to October 1944?

10. How did the common morning devotions at the seminary begin, according to what we learned in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the text, either prove or disprove Bonhoeffer's claim in Chapter 5 that it is easier to deceive oneself that sin is forgiven by confessing it only to God and not also to a brother.

Essay Topic 2

Bonhoeffer fled to England after his critical 1933 radio broadcast in order to avoid conflict with the Nazi regime. Research what the consequences for disagreeing with or criticizing the Nazis were, then write an essay using this information to explain what the outcome of 'conflict with the Nazi regime' might have spelled for Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Make sure that you cite your references and include a bibliography.

Essay Topic 3

In explaining his ministry of proclaiming in Chapter 4, how did Bonhoeffer tell us to approach and confront someone who has done something wrong and needs correction? Back your answer up with examples from the text. Then, compare and contrast Bonhoeffer's guidelines with how the typical high school student tends to confront someone who has done him/her wrong.

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