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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer say orders and disciplines the seminarians' entire day?
(a) Fellowship of the table.
(b) Morning prayer.
(c) Bible readings.
(d) Daily work.

2. Bonhoeffer's ideas are not susceptible to rigorous rational examination and do not make sense without belief in _____.
(a) Religion.
(b) Science.
(c) Faith.
(d) Peace.

3. What does Bonhoeffer say is the sole and entire purpose of Christian community fellowship together?
(a) Making lots of money.
(b) The Word of God.
(c) Surviving the Nazi threat.
(d) Encouraging one another.

4. What does the noontime break remind the community members, according to Bonhoeffer?
(a) Their work does not provide daily bread; it is God's gift of grace.
(b) Their work does not provide daily bread; they need to be grateful to Bonhoeffer for sheltering them.
(c) Their work provides their daily bread; they need to thank God that they have jobs.
(d) Their work provides their daily bread; they need to work even harder.

5. What was Bonhoeffer's claim about singing that is not directed towards God?
(a) It still glorifies God.
(b) There is nothing wrong with it.
(c) It helps encourage other believers.
(d) It is singing to idols.

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

7. In 1939, what does Dietrich Bonhoeffer commit himself to supporting?
(a) The Church and the Resistance movement.
(b) The Nazi Party.
(c) The Allies.
(d) His former seminarians.

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

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

10. How did Bonhoeffer view Christian fellowship?
(a) A gift of faith; a privilege.
(b) A gift of love; a promise.
(c) An unalienable right; a promise.
(d) A gift of grace; a privilege.

11. How does Bonhoeffer believe that is it possible for Christians to remain together spiritually, even when scattered throughout the world?
(a) It is possible through the Holy Spirit.
(b) It is possible through God the Father.
(c) It is possible through e-mails and instant messages.
(d) It is possible through Jesus Christ.

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

13. Who schedules the entire day at the seminary?
(a) The seminarians.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) Bonhoeffer.

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

15. What did Bonhoeffer believe was special about Jesus Christ?
(a) There was nothing special about Jesus Christ in Bonhoeffer's eyes.
(b) He was God become man, but didn't take on human nature.
(c) He had special powers to protect Christians from the Nazis.
(d) He was God become man, thereby taking on human nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bonhoeffer say is the origination point of spiritual love?

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

3. When the day's work was completed, what happened at Bonhoeffer's seminary?

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

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

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