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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, 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 political grounds.
(d) Jews were persecuted on racial grounds.

2. What was the objective that Bonhoeffer put to the attendees of the youth conference that began the ecumenical conference at Fano?
(a) The objective was to hear what God would say to them.
(b) The objective was to help attendees make international contacts so they could find passage out of Germany.
(c) The objective was to equip the attendees with the knowledge to overcome Nazi attacks on their faith.
(d) The objective was to realize that suffering was eminent.

3. Why does Metaxas claim Reformation Sunday is a patriotic holiday in Germany?
(a) It is the day that the Germanic tribes agreed to come together as a single nation.
(b) It is the day that the Reformation was recognized by the Catholic Church.
(c) It celebrates Martin Luther and the cultural heritage of the Reformation.
(d) It was the day the Nazis took control of the Reichstag.

4. At what age does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer completed his second postdoctoral thesis?
(a) 33
(b) 31
(c) 23
(d) 27

5. What question regarding the reformation became increasingly important to Bonhoeffer as the Nazis became increasingly demanding of the Lutheran church?
(a) Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
(b) Did Christianity have too close of a relationship with pagan culture when the catholic church became officially recognized.
(c) Can there really be a separation of church and state?
(d) Did the reformation go wrong by moving from a sect to a church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Metaxas explain Bonhoeffer's view of the relationship of the church to the world?

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

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

5. How does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer kept informed of the turmoil involving the German church?

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