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

2. What is the one area in which Bonhoeffer's father saw a relationship with the work of his son, according to a letter cited by Metaxas?
(a) He had discovered that living relationships to human beings and the possibility of meaning something to them was more important than the professional obligations.
(b) He learned that he could only deal with problems if he separated himself emotionally from them.
(c) He had to depend on hard reason rather than emotions to get him through the challenges.
(d) He had to depend on what was taught him as a child to deal with the problems as an adult.

3. What were the two reasons Metaxas cites that Bonhoeffer decided to lead two German congregations in London?
(a) To participate in honest "parish work" and to separate from the church struggles in Germany to gain perspective on the bigger picture.
(b) To practically apply what he had learned of ministry and to prepare to become a German ex-patriot as the Nazis continued to absorb power.
(c) To minister freely without Nazi intrusions and to restore his energy for challenges in Germany that he knew were to come.
(d) To inform England of the turmoil coming to Germany and to safely lead a church insurrection from outside of Germany.

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

5. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer believed that one could not become a solid theologian without studying philosophy.
(b) Bonhoeffer believed that one could not become a solid philosopher without studying theology.
(c) Bonhoeffer considered philosophy to be man's search for truth apart from God.
(d) Bonhoeffer considered a theologian and philosopher to be the same thing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Metaxas show how Eberhard Bethge explained how Bonhoeffer could accept the paradox of being a Christian involved in an assassination plot against a head of state?

3. How many children does Metaxas claim came to Bonhoeffer's first Sunday school class in Barcelona?

4. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?

5. What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's thoughts in London while some of his colleagues were concentrating on political battles against Nazi intrusion of the church?

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