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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. Of the students with whom Bonhoeffer socialized while in New York, which does Metaxas claim had the greatest influence?
(a) Albert Franklin Fisher.
(b) Jean Lassere.
(c) Paul Lehman.
(d) Erwin Sutz.

2. What does Metaxas claim to be the priority of the congregations that Bonhoeffer led in London?
(a) To support the German Christians abroad.
(b) Maintain cultural connections with the homeland.
(c) To help in opposing Nazi efforts to interfere with the mission of the church.
(d) To influence other countries that the Nazi government was trustworthy.

3. How does Metaxas claim the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" affected Bonhoeffer?
(a) It led him to believe that children should not be allowed into serious movies.
(b) It made him suspicious of Jewish film makers.
(c) It caused him to rethink his thoughts about the French.
(d) It influenced him to become a pacifist.

4. 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.

5. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?
(a) "When our will whole heartedly enters in the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly."
(b) "It's much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity."
(c) "Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God...He wants to give us today the power which we need for our work."
(d) "The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?

2. What does Metaxas report to be the conditions in Germany that inspired Adolph Hitler to lead the Bierhall Putch?

3. Who does Metaxas report to be the professor who became the greatest influence over Bonhoeffer's life?

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

5. 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?

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