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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Ministry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bonhoeffer firmly believed that a brotherhood is bound together by:
(a) Faith.
(b) Experience.
(c) Shared possessions.
(d) Persecution.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what is work a cure for?
(a) Greed and gluttony.
(b) Unbelief and mistrust.
(c) Laziness and lethargy.
(d) Fear and anxiety.

3. At the seminary, what happens after morning devotions are over?
(a) Fellowship of the table.
(b) Confession and penance.
(c) Showers and chores.
(d) Work.

4. What does Bonhoeffer say about the law of Christ, which he believes is fulfilled in the cross?
(a) It frees Christians from the need to support each other.
(b) Christians can never live up to it.
(c) The law of Christ has no relationship to bearing one another's burdens.
(d) Christians must share in it just as they bear each other's burdens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer, in contrast, say is the source of spiritual love and what does it desire to do?

2. In Chapter 2, Bonhoeffer makes the following statement: "The Christian understands that the burden and labor of the day gives meaning to ______."

3. What is the confidence, according to Bonhoeffer, with which one can offer intercession for another?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the ministry of authority?

5. What did Bonhoeffer say is the source of human love? What can unfulfilled human love easily become?

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