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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. Who is arrested along with Bonhoeffer in 1943?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His sister and brother.
(c) His wife and children.
(d) His sister and brother-in-law.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the purpose of the fellowship that takes place when meals are shared at the table?
(a) It is an occasion to rejoice and celebrate the working day.
(b) It is a chance to gorge oneself and establish one's position in the seminary.
(c) It is a chance to win the favor of Bonhoeffer by volunteering to do extra work around the seminary.
(d) It is an occasion to get nourishment and complain about how hard life is.

3. According to Bonhoeffer, whose responsibility is it to pray for intercession?
(a) A pastor's.
(b) A parent's.
(c) Every Christian.
(d) A nun's.

4. Why did Bonhoeffer return to Germany?
(a) To run a secret hospital for Jews.
(b) To join the Nazi Party.
(c) To pastor an underground church.
(d) To take charge of an illegal seminary.

5. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?
(a) An illustration of spiritual life in an illegal, secret Protestant seminary within the historical context of Nazi Germany, 1935-1945.
(b) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's life.
(c) The Christian practices, beliefs, and principles by which Bonhoeffer leads his seminarians in daily life together.
(d) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the apparent conflict that Chapter 3 raises?

2. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a spiritual community, according to Bonhoeffer?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, in a human community, what are weaker individuals influenced by?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, the Christian community must learn to thank God daily for _____ things before learning to appreciate great things.

5. Bonhoeffer believed in the Christian doctrine of a triune God. What is the definition of this doctrine?

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