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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23, 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the German Pastor's Emergency League respond to Reichsbischof Ludwig Muller's attempt to prevent it from meeting in synod by closing the Berlin Cathedral, according to Metaxas?
(a) They held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.
(b) They asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.
(c) They asked for international observation of Nazi involvement in church affairs.
(d) They signed a petition expressing their disagreement.

2. 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 the conflicts facing Germans were mild compared to those faced in other countries.
(c) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that German theology was superior and worth protecting.
(d) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world gave him the perspective to be able to see the flaws in German theology.

3. At what age does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer completed his second postdoctoral thesis?
(a) 33
(b) 27
(c) 23
(d) 31

4. What does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer saw would destroy Germany after the defeat of France?
(a) He saw that they had become mindlessly controlled by the Nazi view for Germany.
(b) He saw that Hitler would be able to lead them to their own destruction.
(c) He saw that now that Germans were turning back history, Germans would be taken by jealousy for each other.
(d) He saw that Germany would be destroyed by success.

5. How did Germans consider the Weimar Republic, according to Metaxas?
(a) As an unpleasant political has forced on them by their enemies...who wanted Germany to be weak anyway.
(b) As a logical extension from the days of the Kaiser who ruled over the united Germanic tribes.
(c) As preferable to Bolshevism.
(d) As just another political arrangement designed to empower the wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did Bonhoeffer compare a crowd at a bullfight, according to Metaxas?

2. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's negotiating advantage during his time leading two congregations in London?

3. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer discovered of Spanish professors and contemporary Spanish writers?

4. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?

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

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