Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz

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What event does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer saw Psalms 74 as being a direct communication from God regarding the situation in Germany? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

The Kristallnacht.

The Enabling Acts.

The 1936 Olympics.

The Night of the Long Knives.

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)

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.

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

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

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.

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 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?"

"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."

Who was the theologian that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer lobbied to have placed in the University of Berlin that the Nazis rejected? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Erwin Sutz.

Karl Barth.

Georg Wobbermin.

Emil Brunner.

What choice did Bonhoeffer explain that the German church faced in a letter to Bishop Ammundsen, cited by Metaxas, regarding the ecumenical conference in Fano? (from Chapters 14, 15 and 16)

The German church faced the choice of defending their faith or compromising it.

The German church faced the choice of either being Christian or National Socialist.

The German church faced the choice of being at peace or at war.

The German church faced the choice of being free or slave.