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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer became a soldier?
(a) Because he became empathetic with a nationalist movement that identified the Treaty of Versailles as the cause of Germany's economic and social problems.
(b) Because military service was expected by his strict father.
(c) Because he felt an obligation to offer his service to the benefit of the German Empire.
(d) Because he was conscripted into militia service as the limits placed on the German military by the Treaty of Versailles were insufficient to protect Germany from enemies and insurrections.

2. 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) "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."
(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) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."

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

4. What accomplishment of Bonhoeffer's maternal great grandfather, Karl August von Hase, does Metaxas credit with fueling Bonhoeffer's interest in Rome?
(a) Von Hase's vast collection of lyric poetry of Horace and Catullus.
(b) Von Hase's 20 trips there and the strong ties he cultivated through them.
(c) Von Hase's many mission trips with Roman Catholic Officials.
(d) Von Hase's extensive journals and geographic records of his trips to Rome.

5. 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 held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.
(d) They asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the German Government opposed to Bonhoeffer and is ordinands traveling to visit the Swiss church, according to a quote found by Metaxas?

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

3. What speculation does Metaxas offer for the reason that the British government would not encourage German conspiracies to assassinate Hitler?

4. What does Metaxas report to be the subject of Bonhoeffer's first sermon in Barcelona?

5. How does Metaxas claim that Operation Flash got it's name?

(see the answer key)

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