Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz

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What does Metaxas claim annoyed Hitler regarding Christian teaching? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

That Christianity had a long tradition that could not be dismantled.

That Christianity taught that Jesus was the only begotten son of God.

That Christianity preached meekness.

That Jesus was Jewish.

How did the Treaty of Versailles play a role in protecting Hitler from a coup, according to Metaxas? (from Chapters 23, 24 and 25)

Hitler pointed out that the treaty prohibited their jobs from existing, so he showed that his violating it was in their benefit.

The treaty prohibited such treachery as they were planning in their coup.

The treaty prohibited any action on their part unless it was taken under the advisement of the allied powers that wrote it.

The German generals desired to overthrow the treaty so they accepted the victories to which Hitler led them.

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

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.

The sound of allied weaponry and bombs approaching Buchenwald.

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)

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

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

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

"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."

What does Metaxas report to be Hitler's proposal to navigate relations between the church and the German government? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

Appoint a Reichsbischof (Reich Bishop).

Receive an endorsement from the Pope.

Appoint a commission of three bishops.

Adopt a confession of faith.