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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer believe was the secret of the Psalter?
(a) In an emergency, it will shelter the seminarians from being found.
(b) It unites the individual and the congregation.
(c) It unites Catholics and Protestants.
(d) It contains a hidden code that, if deciphered, will unlock spiritual mysteries.

2. What is the first book of the Bible?
(a) Psalms.
(b) Apocalypse (Revelation).
(c) Genesis.
(d) John.

3. According to Bonhoeffer, what does the community rest in while it sleeps?
(a) The power of evil.
(b) Security and safety.
(c) Either the hands of God or the power of evil.
(d) The hands of God.

4. Bonhoeffer stated that "One can either believe or see, but faith has no need to see in order to ________. Seeing does not need to believe in order to see."
(a) Trust.
(b) Believe.
(c) Hope.
(d) Know.

5. What does Bonhoeffer call work?
(a) Life's ultimate purpose.
(b) The "Thou."
(c) The "it."
(d) A necessary evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the noontime break remind the community members, according to Bonhoeffer?

2. After the morning meal, what is the next event in a typical day at the seminary and how long does it last?

3. According to Bonhoeffer, a daily reading of ______ is not the same as reading of the Scripture as a whole.

4. What did Bonhoeffer decide to study at the age of sixteen?

5. After Life Together, Bonhoeffer publishes two additional books before which following event happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what did Bonhoeffer say about Christians extending mercy and forgiveness to one another?

2. How did the common morning devotions at the seminary begin, according to what we learned in Chapter 2?

3. How does Bonhoeffer describe visionaries?

4. According to Bonhoeffer, what is the best way for a Christian to accomplish his work? Why?

5. Why does Bonhoeffer say that a Christian community is different from any other form of human community?

6. In Chapter 2, why is Bonhoeffer so insistent that singing should be done in unison?

7. How do the prison guards treat Bonhoeffer?

8. What does Bonhoeffer learn in childhood about Christianity that shapes his theology as an adult?

9. What did Bonhoeffer say about Christian brotherhood that is perceived, or sensed? Why?

10. What, according to Bonhoeffer, is a Christian's source of guilt or innocence?

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