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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

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 the basis by which the Bible should be studied.
(b) He believed that theology was what separated Christians from pagans.
(c) He believed that theology must lead to the practical aspects of how to live as a Christian.
(d) He believed that theology was to be protected from the Nazis.

2. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?
(a) "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."
(b) "When our will whole heartedly enters in the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly."
(c) "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."
(d) "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."

3. What quote of Bonhoeffer's friend, Franz Hildebrandt, does Metaxas use to show the intellectual demands Bonhoeffer placed on those who were close to him.
(a) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."
(b) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(c) "He would know the answer to every question he asked you and put you under a constant test of your understanding of the Bible and the world."
(d) "Dietrich would expect you to go to plays, operas, and museums with him and engage in lengthy conversations as to the significance of whatever was put before us."

4. What does Metaxas use for the information upon which he builds his book?
(a) The collected works of Bonhoeffer's biographers.
(b) Bonhoeffer's own writings.
(c) Public records of Bonhoeffers activities as a spy.
(d) Interviews of Bonhoeffer's intimates.

5. How does Metaxas describe the "Thursday Circle"?
(a) The children in his Sunday school class who would come to his house.
(b) A discussion group of young men Bohnoeffer personally selected.
(c) A study group with which he met as he worked through his doctorate.
(d) A group of friends who gathered at 14 Wangenheimstrasse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer's first love to be?

2. Toward the end of 1923, what does Metaxas claim could be bought with 100,000 marks?

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?

4. What part of Bonhoeffer's trip to New York does Metaxas suggest had the most influence on his changed preaching style?

5. 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?

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