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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. What was a recurring them that Bonhoeffer taught in the years before he became involved in the illegal seminaries of the Confessing Church, according to Metaxas?
(a) Transubstantiation--that Christians take the blood and body of Christ in communion.
(b) Incarnation--that God did not create us to be disembodied spirits, but flesh-and-blood human beings.
(c) Grace--that coming into the presence of God is based upon His grace.
(d) Original Sin--that man's condition is based upon the sin of Adam.

2. What were the two reasons Metaxas cites that Bonhoeffer decided to lead two German congregations in London?
(a) 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.
(b) To participate in honest "parish work" and to separate from the church struggles in Germany to gain perspective on the bigger picture.
(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.

3. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?
(a) "It happened that I went."
(b) "In spite of the protests of my parents, I decided this venture was where I was being led."
(c) "After much council and fervent prayer, I made the decision that changed my life."
(d) "I made my decision based upon what was best for me and Elizabeth (Zinn)."

4. How many children does Metaxas claim came to Bonhoeffer's first Sunday school class in Barcelona?
(a) 12.
(b) One.
(c) 15.
(d) 7.

5. Where did Bonhoeffer first meet Eberhard Bethge, according to Metaxas?
(a) During one of the many social engagements at his parents home.
(b) In Berlin upon his return from England.
(c) During a conference with leaders of the Confessing Church.
(d) On the peninsula of Zingst.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Biblical prophets did Metaxas compare Bonhoeffer based upon the speech he gave at Fano?

2. What does Metaxas suggest prevented Bonhoeffer from accepting his grandmother's encouragement to take a trip to India to visit Ghandi?

3. How did Bonhoeffer deal with the conduct of the students in Wedding?

4. What quote does Metaxas pull from a sermon that Bonhoeffer gave in Barcelona while his parents were visiting?

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

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