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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Day Alone.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the morning meal, what is the next event in a typical day at the seminary and how long does it last?
(a) Naptime; until lunch.
(b) Private devotions; until lunch.
(c) The day's work; until evening.
(d) Recreational time; until evening.

2. In Chapter 3, Bonhoeffer also introduces the concept of intercession. What is intercession?
(a) Praying for dead relatives.
(b) Where two streets join.
(c) Praying for one's own needs.
(d) Praying for others' needs.

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

4. What does Bonhoeffer say that both intercession and personal prayer should be related to?
(a) Current events.
(b) The scriptural passage used in meditation.
(c) The tasks at hand for the day.
(d) The person for whom one is interceding.

5. What does Bonhoeffer say about meditation?
(a) It is the means to self-actualization.
(b) It is the way to Nirvana.
(c) It is the way to enlightenment.
(d) It is an essential part of community.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times each day does Bonhoeffer say a Christian in community should spend time alone in silence?

2. Bonhoeffer claimed that a Christian community is a ______ reality.

3. The term "Word of God" can be applied to which two elements of Christianity?

4. What does the noontime break remind the community members, according to Bonhoeffer?

5. At the seminary, what happens after morning devotions are over?

(see the answer key)

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