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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Bonhoeffer also introduces the concept of intercession. What is intercession?
(a) Where two streets join.
(b) Praying for one's own needs.
(c) Praying for dead relatives.
(d) Praying for others' needs.

2. What did Bonhoeffer say about the man who is in sin and who has yet to confess it?
(a) He should be scorned and gossiped about.
(b) He is alone and separated from the community.
(c) He should be envied and put on a pedestal.
(d) He should be pitied and felt sorry for.

3. What did Bonhoeffer say about one brother saying anything secretly against another, even with good intentions?
(a) It is permissible only if with good intentions.
(b) It should be absolutely banned.
(c) He did not address it at all.
(d) There is nothing wrong with it

4. What did Bonhoeffer say that the confession of sin enables?
(a) Experience in swallowing one's pride.
(b) Continuance in the sin.
(c) Gossip and teasing.
(d) Conversion to a new beginning in Christ.

5. What type of person did Bonhoeffer say one should seek out as a confessor?
(a) A brother who can be trusted with a secret.
(b) A brother who understands the community's needs.
(c) A brother who is a close friend.
(d) A brother who almost never sins.

6. According to Bonhoeffer, what makes a person feel alone?
(a) An act of sin.
(b) Being in solitude for too long.
(c) Being in exile.
(d) Persecution for one's beliefs.

7. What did Bonhoeffer claim is a benefit of the ministry of helpfulness?
(a) It helps the brother understand how much need there is in the world.
(b) It helps the brother understand how important he is.
(c) It helps the brother learn not to take himself and his career too seriously.
(d) It helps the brother be thankful for his career.

8. In Chapter 5, what did Bonhoeffer say the certainty of forgiveness requires?
(a) Confession of specific sins.
(b) Getting confirmation from the pastor.
(c) Begging for it from the person offended.
(d) Confession of generic sins.

9. What type of communication does Bonhoeffer say that prayer during meditation is between a Christian and Jesus Christ?
(a) Public.
(b) Two-way.
(c) One-way.
(d) Personal and private.

10. According to Bonhoeffer, solitude and silence are __________ to the individual and to the community.
(a) Not essential.
(b) Essential.
(c) Optional.
(d) Mandatory.

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

12. According to what Bonhoeffer says in Chapter 4, how do the brethren receive fellow sinners in the fellowship of Jesus Christ?
(a) By practicing grace.
(b) After they pass background checks.
(c) By forgiving sin.
(d) After they agree to the brethren's statement of faith and dress code.

13. What expression does Bonhoeffer use to describe the sinner moving forward to another level of community understanding?
(a) Promotion.
(b) Enlightenment.
(c) Advancement.
(d) Breaking through.

14. What are the two primary things Bonhoeffer discusses in Chapter 5?
(a) Salvation and baptism.
(b) Grace and mercy.
(c) Confession and communion.
(d) Community and solitude.

15. What did Bonhoeffer say in Chapter 4 that we must remember about other members of the community in which we live?
(a) They are all better than us and we should consider ourselves lucky they put up with us.
(b) They deserve criticism, scorn, and a swift kick in the rear.
(c) They need assistance, encouragement and forgiveness.
(d) They are victims of their circumstances and upbringing, and need government help just like us.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the following concept Bonhoeffer puts forth in Chapter 3: Only when one is at ease with fellowship....

2. When did Bonhoeffer say that brotherly confession is most effective?

3. What, according to Bonhoeffer's statements in Chapter 3, does silence for its own sake bring?

4. On what does Bonhoeffer recommend individuals meditate?

5. What did Bonhoeffer say renews the unity of true fellowship in Jesus Christ?

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