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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer did not marry his first love?
(a) Because she was Jewish.
(b) Because she married another man while he was travelling.
(c) Because Bonhoeffer's travels around the world kept the relationship from growing.
(d) Because Bonhoeffer would not allow other people to get close to him.

2. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's first ministry?
(a) 14 Wangenheimstrasse.
(b) Teaching and preaching to a youth Sunday school class in the Grunewald parish.
(c) The Thursday Circle.
(d) The associate pastorship in Barcelona.

3. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer, "...struggled with the 'problem' of being charming."
(a) Because he wanted the words and logic of what he said to be the only things to which others responded.
(b) Because he was, by nature, a recluse.
(c) Because it was frowned upon by his father.
(d) Because it caused social problems for him.

4. How had Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affect his view of the church, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world were with people of different races and nationalities, but they could share their believe in Christian principles.
(b) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that German theology was superior and worth protecting.
(c) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world gave him the perspective to be able to see the flaws in German theology.
(d) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that the conflicts facing Germans were mild compared to those faced in other countries.

5. What accomplishment of Bonhoeffer's maternal great grandfather, Karl August von Hase, does Metaxas credit with fueling Bonhoeffer's interest in Rome?
(a) Von Hase's many mission trips with Roman Catholic Officials.
(b) Von Hase's 20 trips there and the strong ties he cultivated through them.
(c) Von Hase's vast collection of lyric poetry of Horace and Catullus.
(d) Von Hase's extensive journals and geographic records of his trips to Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Metaxas describe the "Thursday Circle"?

2. What does Metaxas report to be the response of the German Christians to the choice of Friedrich von Bodelschwing as Reichsbischof?

3. What does Metaxas report to be Hitler's proposal to navigate relations between the church and the German government?

4. Why did the opponents the group, "German Christians" consider the name to be oxymoronic?

5. What theological battle was being waged when Bonhoeffer arrived in America, according to Metaxas?

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