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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. 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 signed a petition expressing their disagreement.
(b) They asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.
(c) They held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.
(d) They asked for international observation of Nazi involvement in church affairs.

2. How does Metaxas explain the Nuremberg laws affected the Jews?
(a) The Nuremberg laws opened the floodgate of emigration of Jews out of Germany.
(b) The Nuremberg laws socially isolated the Jews by forbidding non-Jews from socializing with them.
(c) The Nuremberg laws led directly to the Krystallnacht.
(d) The Nuremberg laws removed German citizenship from the Jews and made them subjects of the German government.

3. What was Bohnoeffers' first impression of American theology students, according to documents cited by Metaxas.
(a) Their "new world" view offered a fresh perspective on his European theological training.
(b) They were detached from the protestant heritage that was so vital in Germany.
(c) They made shallow, unsubstantiated statements and were ignorant of dogmatics and basic theological questions.
(d) They attempted to connect all their training to finding a profession.

4. What was the reason that Bonhoeffer felt a separation from one of his mentors in Germany, Karl Barth, according to Metaxas?
(a) Barth was not willing to split from the German church until opponents were thrown out, but Bonhoeffer wanted to establish a Free Church.
(b) Barth disagreed with Bonhoeffer on the Aryan Paragraph.
(c) Barth supported the German Christians and their plans for the Reichsbischof.
(d) Barth believe that the Nazis could be influenced through efforts to work within their institutions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bonhoeffer claim to be the two main questions that young theologians brought to him in a letter to Karl Barth that was cited by Metaxas?

2. What does Metaxas claim to have given Bonhoeffer any value during his trip to New York?

3. Of what nation does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer to be a citizen?

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

5. According to Metaxas, to what did ideas and beliefs have to relate before Bonhoeffer would consider them worthwhile?

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