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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the day begin at the seminary?
(a) With calisthenics.
(b) With breakfast.
(c) With air-raid drills.
(d) With devotions.

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?
(a) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-enlightenment.
(b) Either anxiety and anger, or the false peace of self-deception.
(c) Either despair and fear, or the false peace of self-deception.
(d) Either calm and relaxation, or tiredness and boredom.

4. After the Gestapo closes down Bonhoeffer's seminary and forbids him to teach, what does he do?
(a) He joins the Nazi Party.
(b) He becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Hitler.
(c) He becomes a secret agent for the Allies.
(d) He goes into hiding.

5. What did Bonhoeffer say about one's ability to keep one's thoughts on track and focus during meditation?
(a) Thoughts often wander and it is difficult to maintain focus.
(b) It is easy to keep one's thoughts on track and maintain one's focus.
(c) When one's thoughts wander and when one's focus is lost, it's not the right time for meditation.
(d) If one cannot control one's thoughts and maintain focus, the penalty is ejection from the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bonhoeffer say about the law of Christ, which he believes is fulfilled in the cross?

2. What did Bonhoeffer say about one brother saying anything secretly against another, even with good intentions?

3. At which U.S. school did Bonhoeffer study Niebuhr and fall in love with American Negro spirituals?

4. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what does silence enable?

(see the answer key)

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