Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz

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What was the politically dangerous message that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer made in a sermon at Trinity Church in Berlin one month after Hitler became Chancellor? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

"The Jews remain to this day the chosen seed of God, from whom we, the Church of Jesus Christ, are the multitude of the promise to Abraham."

"We have only one God, and His only Son was the King of the Jews."

"The Church has only one altar, the altar of the Almighty...before which all creatures must kneel...."

"Who will you worship, the God of the Bible, or the Fuherer of Germany?"

What does Metaxas suggest gave Bonhoeffer hope on Easter Sunday, 1945? (from Chapters 29, 30 and 31)

The sound of allied weaponry and bombs approaching Buchenwald.

News from General von Falkenhausen, one of the inmates with Bonhoeffer, that the German defeat was at hand.

His renewed faith that the Resurrection symbolized he would come through his imprisonment.

Many of the prison guards were not showing up at their stations so they could escape capture by American soldiers.

What reason did Metaxas give for the Bonhoeffer family's ability to escape scrutiny even though it was deeply involved in seditious activities? (from Chapter 28)

All of them were very skilled at "playing dumb".

Their intelligence allowed them to communicate on several levels and get a precise message to an intended target.

They were wealthy enough to bribe officials that were investigating them.

The Bonhoeffer's had connections throughout government that would overlook what they were doing.

What does Metaxas detail to have prevented the bomb that Stauffenberg detonated from killing Hitler? (from Chapters 29, 30 and 31)

A socle.

The fuses did not detonate.

Hitler chose to leave the room.

The Gestapo had Stauffenberg arrested before he could carry out his plot.

Why does Metaxas suggest the students in Bonhoeffer's confirmation class in Wedding were different from similar children in classes he taught in Harlem? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

The students in Harlem were largely from poor, dysfunctional families and were disruptive, whereas the students in Wedding were patient and orderly.

The students in Harlem were affluent and motivated whereas the students in Wedding were from lower class families and acted like they were trapped in their position.

There were no differences between the students in Harlem and Wedding.

Because the students in Harlem participated voluntarily and their parents took their attendance seriously, whereas the students in Wedding were mandated by the state to attend, so the students were disruptive and disrespectful.