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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. How does the day begin at the seminary?

2. Bonhoeffer's ideas are not susceptible to rigorous rational examination and do not make sense without belief in _____.

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

4. What did Bonhoeffer intend Life Together to be?

5. At the seminary, what are the first sounds of the dawn?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what did Bonhoeffer say about Christians extending mercy and forgiveness to one another?

3. How do the prison guards treat Bonhoeffer?

4. What does Bonhoeffer learn in childhood about Christianity that shapes his theology as an adult?

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

6. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the effect of faith on logic?

7. What was special about the seminary at Finkenwalde?

8. In Chapter 2, why is Bonhoeffer so insistent that singing should be done in unison?

9. Why does Bonhoeffer say that a Christian community is different from any other form of human community?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 2, Bonhoeffer spends a great deal of time using the times of day and night to illustrate Christ's effect on the world.

1) Using the text, explain and demonstrate the various ways day and night are used to illustrate Christ's effect on the world.

2) Day and night are often used as metaphors. Provide another example of what day and night are commonly used to symbolize.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Bonhoeffer's ministries could be adapted to a community at your school, such as a sports team or club. Compare and contrast the organization's rules of conduct with Bonhoeffer's ministries, and analyze how the ministries could be applied and/or adapted to enhance the organization's rules of conduct.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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