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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) He was ordered to Berlin for a meeting with Theodor Heckel.
(b) To visit his friend Ruth von Kleist-Retzow.
(c) He returned to Berlin to get an update on the Kreisau Circle.
(d) Norway to lend support to actions taken by Norwegian bishops.

2. 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) The crowd from the bible yelling "crucify" at Christ.
(c) The anger that his father would display when he was displeased with his actions.
(d) A vicious animal closing in for a kill.

3. What does Metaxas claim to be the priority of the congregations that Bonhoeffer led in London?
(a) Maintain cultural connections with the homeland.
(b) To influence other countries that the Nazi government was trustworthy.
(c) To help in opposing Nazi efforts to interfere with the mission of the church.
(d) To support the German Christians abroad.

4. 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 hear what God would say to them.
(b) The objective was to help attendees make international contacts so they could find passage out of Germany.
(c) The objective was to realize that suffering was eminent.
(d) The objective was to equip the attendees with the knowledge to overcome Nazi attacks on their faith.

5. What was a criticism that Bonhoeffer made of his head pastor in Barcelona, Friedrich Olbricht?
(a) Olbricht was gone too much and left too many of the responsibilities of the parish to him.
(b) Olbricht was, "Too demanding of his expectations that I understand all the challenges of his pastorate."
(c) Olbricht, "...has...done nothing in the was of addressing the younger generation in his parish."
(d) Olbricht had, "...lost his zeal for the church and had become disinterested in applying biblical truths to the modern world."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?

3. How had Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affect his view of the church, according to Metaxas?

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

5. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?

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