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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Hitler.
(c) He goes into hiding.
(d) He joins the Nazi Party.

2. How was Bonhoeffer executed?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) Gas chamber.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Beheading.

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

4. Bonhoeffer believed in the Christian doctrine of a triune God. What is the definition of this doctrine?
(a) Three separate Gods.
(b) One God, that has appeared in three different manifestations throughout time.
(c) Three persons in one God.
(d) One God, that takes on three different modes.

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what does a Christian seek from Jesus Christ?
(a) Material goods, money, and friends.
(b) Wealth, health, and prosperity.
(c) Redemption, righteousness, innocence, and blessedness.
(d) Forgiveness so they can keep on sinning; a free ride to heaven.

6. At the seminary, what happens after morning devotions are over?
(a) Showers and chores.
(b) Confession and penance.
(c) Fellowship of the table.
(d) Work.

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

8. 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.

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

10. What is the premise 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) The Christian practices, beliefs, and principles by which Bonhoeffer leads his seminarians in daily life together.
(c) A guide to the daily spiritual devotions of the seminary's community life.
(d) An autobiography of Bonhoeffer's life.

11. Which of these song titles is the title of an American Negro spiritual?
(a) Silent Night.
(b) How Great Thou Art.
(c) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
(d) Heaven Is A Place On Earth.

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

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

14. How does Bonhoeffer believe Christians should pray together to God?
(a) Using only pre-written, scripted prayers authorized by the Church.
(b) Silently, never out loud.
(c) Using only passages of Scripture that are appropriate.
(d) In their own words (free prayer).

15. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is God's Word?
(a) The Old Testament only.
(b) The whole and entire Bible.
(c) Any spiritual text, from any religion.
(d) Whatever parts of the Bible an individual believes and agrees with.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Dietrich Bonhoeffer return to Germany?

2. What did Bonhoeffer believe was the secret of the Psalter?

3. Bonhoeffer firmly believed that a brotherhood is bound together by:

4. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of how many children?

5. According to Bonhoeffer, what was the first element that defined a Christian fellowship?

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