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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Day with Others.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer believe that human egos did to human relationships, without Christ's mediating influence?
(a) Tended to drift from community to aloneness.
(b) The effect of the ego was neutral on the quality of the relationships.
(c) Incited conflict and strife and destroyed peace and understanding.
(d) Developed harmony and good will, and enabled peace and understanding.

2. What does Bonhoeffer state that the duty of a Christian is?
(a) To follow the example of Christ by only interacting with the friends of God.
(b) To follow the example of Christ by hiding together away from the world and waiting for His return.
(c) To follow the example of Christ by waging war against the enemies of God.
(d) To follow the example of Christ by bringing peace while living among the enemies of God.

3. What does Bonhoeffer say pastors and congregants should do about the community they find themselves in?
(a) Examine themselves and thank God for a chance to grow.
(b) Make as many friends as possible and form a network of cliques.
(c) Complain and gossip about their fellow believers every chance they get.
(d) Analyze their fellow believers and help them fix all their problems.

4. Bonhoeffer claimed that a Christian community is a ______ reality.
(a) Psychic.
(b) Physical.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Human.

5. In which country had Bonhoeffer been living prior to his return to Germany?
(a) India.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Life Together is the English translation of which German phrase?

2. On April 8, 1945, when Bonhoeffer is taken to death row to be hanged the following day, what is he doing when he is taken from his cell?

3. Ten years after Bonhoeffer's death, what event takes place in commemoration of his sacrifice?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, how are Christ's followers gathered together as the worldwide Body of Christ while on Earth?

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what does the community rest in while it sleeps?

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