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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 asked for international observation of Nazi involvement in church affairs.
(b) They signed a petition expressing their disagreement.
(c) They asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.
(d) They held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.

2. What are three Freedoms that Bishop George Bell asked in the Name of the Gospel for Christians in the German Church?
(a) Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.
(b) Freedom to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Freedom of assembly, and Freedom of dissent with the government.ospel for Christians in the German Church?
(c) Freedom to stand on biblical doctrine, Freedom of dissent with the government, and Freedom to instruct its youth the principles of Christianity.
(d) Freedom to peach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Freedom of the printed word and assembly, Freedom of the Church to instruct its youth in the principles of Christianity.

3. 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?
(a) Bonhoeffer was thinking about God's call of discipleship and its cost.
(b) Bonhoeffer was thinking about permanently leaving Germany and renouncing his citizenship.
(c) Bonhoeffer was thinking about how to get the world involved in dealing with Hitler's social and religious agenda.
(d) Bonhoeffer was thinking about how he could best influence Germany's leaders.

4. 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) "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."
(b) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(c) "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."
(d) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."

5. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?
(a) He learned how Germany was influencing the governments and cultures of other countries.
(b) He saw the terrible nature of Nazi anti-semitism.
(c) It helped him with the realization of how his German heritage would direct his life.
(d) He saw how people whose businesses failed and those who were caught in poverty or crime lived.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Metaxas claim to have complicated relations between England and Germany while Bonhoeffer was in London?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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