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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the Holy Spirit's purpose?
(a) To bring peace to the world.
(b) To resolve the conflicts that inevitably develop in Christian communities.
(c) To put belief in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior into Christians' hearts.
(d) To bring unity among all the world's religions.

2. According to Bonhoeffer, the Christian community must learn to thank God daily for _____ things before learning to appreciate great things.
(a) Every.
(b) Small.
(c) All.
(d) Any.

3. What is the last book of the Bible?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Apocalypse (Revelation).
(c) Genesis.
(d) Proverbs.

4. In which German city did Bonhoeffer grow up?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Finkenwalde.
(c) Munster.
(d) Nuremberg.

5. According to Bonhoeffer, an activity within a Christian community that is not of Jesus Christ is based on what?
(a) Human self.
(b) Society.
(c) The Holy Spirit.
(d) Others.

6. According to Bonhoeffer, a daily reading of ______ is not the same as reading of the Scripture as a whole.
(a) Hitler's latest propaganda.
(b) Short verses.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The Psalter.

7. What is the Greek word for the type of love found in a human community, according to Bonhoeffer?
(a) Kyrie.
(b) Agape.
(c) Eros.
(d) Phileo.

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

9. What does Bonhoeffer belief should NOT start the day?
(a) Concern for the day's work.
(b) Prayer of the fellowship.
(c) Hymns of the Church.
(d) Devotions of scripture reading.

10. Bonhoeffer's writings boil down to which following Scriptural statement?
(a) Christ's call is to unity and reconciliation.
(b) Christ's call is to come and serve others.
(c) Christ's call is to come and die.
(d) Christ's call is to be peaceful and not offend.

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

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

13. At which U.S. school did Bonhoeffer study Niebuhr and fall in love with American Negro spirituals?
(a) Princeton Seminary.
(b) Dallas Theological Seminary.
(c) Oral Roberts University.
(d) Union Theological Seminary.

14. Ten years after Bonhoeffer's death, what event takes place in commemoration of his sacrifice?
(a) His seminary re-opens in Finkenwalde.
(b) He is awarded a posthumous Nobel prize.
(c) Bavarian pastors erect a monument in his honor.
(d) The Pope canonizes him.

15. What was Bonhoeffer's daily reading/listening recommendation for devotions?
(a) One book from the Old Testament in the morning and one book from the New Testament in the evening.
(b) One verse from the Old Testament in the morning and one verse from the New Testament in the evening.
(c) One chapter from the Old Testament and one-half chapter from the New Testament, morning and evening.
(d) One-half chapter from the Old Testament and one chapter from the New Testament, morning and evening.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bonhoeffer's ideas are not susceptible to rigorous rational examination and do not make sense without belief in _____.

2. At what time do the seminary's daily devotions begin?

3. Which of the following is a true statement about what Christians can expect regarding being able to spend time in person with other Christians?

4. At the seminary, what are the first sounds of the dawn?

5. What is the overarching theme of Life Together?

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