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

2. 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 asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.
(c) They held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.
(d) They signed a petition expressing their disagreement.

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

4. Toward the end of 1923, what does Metaxas claim could be bought with 100,000 marks?
(a) A Mercedes Benz.
(b) A week of groceries.
(c) A months rent.
(d) A bottle of wine and strawberries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Henry Smithe Lieper explain how Bonhoeffer was different from his pastoral peers in Germany, according to Metaxas?

2. Why did the opponents the group, "German Christians" consider the name to be oxymoronic?

3. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer discovered of Spanish professors and contemporary Spanish writers?

4. For what reason does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer left London for Berlin?

5. Where did Bonhoeffer first meet Eberhard Bethge, according to Metaxas?

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