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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 2, 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what Christian principal was the Barman Declaration that rejected Nazi influence over the German church based, according to Metaxas?
(a) That the creation cannot make itself equal to the creator.
(b) That man is bent toward sin and is in need of redemption.
(c) That man is always attempting to become God.
(d) That God is completely unknowable except by revelation.

2. Upon what does Metaxas focus "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy" upon?
(a) Bonhoeffer's evolving personal relationships.
(b) Bonhoeffer's determination to understand and live God's will.
(c) Bonhoeffer's theological training.
(d) Bonhoeffer's clandestine connections that brought him to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.

3. How does Metaxas describe the mood of the people where Bonhoeffer was memorialized?
(a) The crowd at the Vatican was subdued and respectful as the Pope gave his observations.
(b) Flossenburg camp survivors were subdued and sought to avoid detection.
(c) Bonhoeffer's former classmates and professors were somber as each offered a eulogy.
(d) It seemed strange to many Britons to honor a German citizen after suffering from the war with Germany.

4. What was the date of Bonhoeffer's death, according to Metaxas?
(a) May 8, 1945.
(b) April 9, 1945.
(c) August 15, 1945.
(d) July 27, 1945.

5. What does Metaxas suggest prevented Bonhoeffer from accepting his grandmother's encouragement to take a trip to India to visit Ghandi?
(a) His birthday.
(b) A concussion.
(c) A lack of funding.
(d) An opportunity to travel to Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Metaxas report to be the occupations of Bonhoeffer's parents?

2. Where was Bonhoeffer's memorial service, according to Metaxas?

3. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?

4. Who taught Bonhoeffer's nanny, Kathe van Horn, Christian concepts that challenged Lutheran orthodoxies of the day?

5. What does Metaxas claim to have been a positive consequence of Bonhoeffer's Memorial service being held in England?

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