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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does status does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer attained upon his death?
(a) Traitor legacy.
(b) Hero.
(c) Sainthood.
(d) Martyrdom.

2. To what did Bonhoeffer compare a crowd at a bullfight, according to Metaxas?
(a) The anger that his father would display when he was displeased with his actions.
(b) A vicious animal closing in for a kill.
(c) A type of bloodthirsty disregard for the dignity of life that he saw in Nazi brownshirts.
(d) The crowd from the bible yelling "crucify" at Christ.

3. Where was Bonhoeffer's memorial service, according to Metaxas?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) Union Theological Seminary.
(c) Holy Trinity Church in London, England.
(d) Flossenburg concentration camp.

4. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer discovered of Spanish professors and contemporary Spanish writers?
(a) They showed the same disciplined thought as his father.
(b) They provided an elevated level of conversation.
(c) They were bitterly anti-clerical.
(d) They were eager to receive Bonhoeffer's thoughts about ecumenicalism.

5. Why does Metaxas claim Reformation Sunday is a patriotic holiday in Germany?
(a) It is the day that the Reformation was recognized by the Catholic Church.
(b) It was the day the Nazis took control of the Reichstag.
(c) It is the day that the Germanic tribes agreed to come together as a single nation.
(d) It celebrates Martin Luther and the cultural heritage of the Reformation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what Christian principal was the Barman Declaration that rejected Nazi influence over the German church based, according to Metaxas?

2. What does Metaxas claim to have set the mood of Britons regarding their attitude toward Germans?

3. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer became a soldier?

4. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?

5. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?

(see the answer key)

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