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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17, 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim that the Nazis used Martin Luther's late writings regarding Jews to promote their agenda against the Jews.
(a) Because Hitler adulated Luther.
(b) Because the Nazis respected Luther's theological perspective.
(c) Because Luther's defined what it was to be a German Christian.
(d) Because Luther's views met with the scientific foundation of the Nazis' racial policies.

2. What is the explanation that Metaxas gives for Bonhoeffer's willingness to join the same fraternity his father, Igel, when he attended Berlin University?
(a) Igel was politically moderate and patriotic, but not nationalistic.
(b) Igel eschewed the use of alcohol.
(c) Igel members were well known for their elaborate hats and dueling scars.
(d) Igel had direct political connections to the line of German Chancellors dating back to the 19th century.

3. What does Metaxas identify as the difference between the theological debate in the U.S. in the 1930's and those in which Bonhoeffer participated as he was earning his doctorate degrees?
(a) Bonhoeffer's European debates were founded on centuries of church heritage which the American debates neglected.
(b) Bonhoeffer respected those with whom he disagreed, but sides in the American debate would tolerate no contributions from their detractors.
(c) Those who participated in the American debate accepted conclusions to various arguments but showed no interest in finding how those conclusions were developed.
(d) Bonhoeffer was eager to use the Bible and church history to support his positions, but none of the contestants in the American debate sought such support.

4. How had Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affect his view of the church, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world were with people of different races and nationalities, but they could share their believe in Christian principles.
(b) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that German theology was superior and worth protecting.
(c) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world gave him the perspective to be able to see the flaws in German theology.
(d) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that the conflicts facing Germans were mild compared to those faced in other countries.

5. According to Metaxas, after Bonhoeffer had returned to Germany from New York, how did he view theology?
(a) He believed that theology must lead to the practical aspects of how to live as a Christian.
(b) He believed that theology was what separated Christians from pagans.
(c) He believed that theology was to be protected from the Nazis.
(d) He believed that theology was the basis by which the Bible should be studied.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the biblical text that Luther used for his sermon at Kaiser Wilhelm memorial Church, according to Metaxas?

2. Of the students with whom Bonhoeffer socialized while in New York, which does Metaxas claim had the greatest influence?

3. According to Metaxas, to what did ideas and beliefs have to relate before Bonhoeffer would consider them worthwhile?

4. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?

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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