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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 position did Hitler take when German pastors were allowed to meet with him to express their concerns?
(a) He announce that he would deal with their rebellion with every means.
(b) He was non-committal and said he would take their concerns under advisement.
(c) He attempted to be conciliatory to keep their political support.
(d) He said he would pass their suggestions to Reichsbischof Muller.

2. What quote of Bonhoeffer's friend, Franz Hildebrandt, does Metaxas use to show the intellectual demands Bonhoeffer placed on those who were close to him.
(a) "Dietrich would expect you to go to plays, operas, and museums with him and engage in lengthy conversations as to the significance of whatever was put before us."
(b) "He would know the answer to every question he asked you and put you under a constant test of your understanding of the Bible and the world."
(c) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(d) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."

3. How did Bonhoeffer characterize German emigres in Barcelona, according to a quote used by Metaxas?
(a) Materialistic and not intellectual.
(b) Lonely and disconnected.
(c) Detached and suspicious.
(d) Informed and eager for news from home.

4. What former theological nemesis of Bonhoeffer's does Metaxas report to have joined a conspiracy against Hitler?
(a) Ludwig von Muller
(b) Hans Schonfeld.
(c) George Bell.
(d) Theodor Heckel.

5. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?
(a) Jews were persecuted on racial grounds.
(b) Jews were persecuted on economic grounds.
(c) Jews were persecuted on religious grounds.
(d) Jews were persecuted on political grounds.

Short Answer 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.

2. At what age does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer completed his second postdoctoral thesis?

3. How did Germans consider the Weimar Republic, according to Metaxas?

4. What was the reason that Bonhoeffer felt a separation from one of his mentors in Germany, Karl Barth, according to Metaxas?

5. Why does Metaxas suggest that Bonhoeffer greeted the German victory over France with standing with the crowd and calling, "Heil, Hitler!"

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