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

2. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?
(a) "That learning is not given, it is captured and taken by those who most desire it."
(b) "that ... the essence of learning lay not in a formal education but in the deeply rooted obligation to be guardians of a great historical heritage and intellectual tradition."
(c) "That the Bonhoeffer family believed that all families should have the opportunity to have free, public education provided for their children."
(d) "That learning only comes from taking risks that often result in failure."

3. Who does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer's first love to be?
(a) Maria von Wedemeyer.
(b) Elizabeth Zinn.
(c) Grete von Dohnanyi.
(d) Emmi Delbruck.

4. What interests did Bonhoeffer's mother pass to her daughter?
(a) Her love of music and singing.
(b) Her passion for horticulture.
(c) Her religious devotion.
(d) Her interest in money and finance.

5. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?
(a) He learned how Germany was influencing the governments and cultures of other countries.
(b) He saw how people whose businesses failed and those who were caught in poverty or crime lived.
(c) It helped him with the realization of how his German heritage would direct his life.
(d) He saw the terrible nature of Nazi anti-semitism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?

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

3. How did Bonhoeffer characterize German emigres in Barcelona, according to a quote used by Metaxas?

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

5. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer, "...struggled with the 'problem' of being charming."

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