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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. What was Bonhoeffer's next destination after he traveled to Sweden to share information regarding the conspiracy against Hitler with Bishop George Bell, according to Metaxas.
(a) Norway to lend support to actions taken by Norwegian bishops.
(b) He was ordered to Berlin for a meeting with Theodor Heckel.
(c) To visit his friend Ruth von Kleist-Retzow.
(d) He returned to Berlin to get an update on the Kreisau Circle.

2. What was the objective that Bonhoeffer put to the attendees of the youth conference that began the ecumenical conference at Fano?
(a) The objective was to realize that suffering was eminent.
(b) The objective was to help attendees make international contacts so they could find passage out of Germany.
(c) The objective was to hear what God would say to them.
(d) The objective was to equip the attendees with the knowledge to overcome Nazi attacks on their faith.

3. How did the commissar order revitalize the conspiracy to overthrow Hitler?
(a) Many generals felt Soviet commissars could be used to find more important tactical information.
(b) Many generals considered the order to be an unreasonable violation of the rules of warfare.
(c) The generals felt that adding an SS commissar to their entourage would slow down their progress.
(d) The generals felt that prisoners of war were their responsibility and could be used in productive supporting roles for their soldiers.

4. To what did Bonhoeffer compare a crowd at a bullfight, according to Metaxas?
(a) A type of bloodthirsty disregard for the dignity of life that he saw in Nazi brownshirts.
(b) A vicious animal closing in for a kill.
(c) The anger that his father would display when he was displeased with his actions.
(d) The crowd from the bible yelling "crucify" at Christ.

5. How does Metaxas indicate that Churchill harmed the conspiracy against Hitler?
(a) By refusing to negotiate with it until it had killed Hitler.
(b) By announcing that he would only accept an unconditional surrender from Germany.
(c) By refusing to hear any information of its progress.
(d) By accusing every German of being a Nazi.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Bonhoeffer was in London, who does Metaxas identify as the church leader who became his most important contact in the ecumenical movement?

2. What position did Hitler take when German pastors were allowed to meet with him to express their concerns?

3. What does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer saw would destroy Germany after the defeat of France?

4. What former theological nemesis of Bonhoeffer's does Metaxas report to have joined a conspiracy against Hitler?

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

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