Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Eric Metaxas
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Eric Metaxas
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the explanation that Metaxas gives for Bonhoeffer's willingness to join the same fraternity his father, Igel, when he attended Berlin University?
(a) Igel eschewed the use of alcohol.
(b) Igel had direct political connections to the line of German Chancellors dating back to the 19th century.
(c) Igel was politically moderate and patriotic, but not nationalistic.
(d) Igel members were well known for their elaborate hats and dueling scars.

2. Toward the end of 1923, what does Metaxas claim could be bought with 100,000 marks?
(a) A week of groceries.
(b) A bottle of wine and strawberries.
(c) A Mercedes Benz.
(d) A months rent.

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) "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."
(c) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(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. According to Metaxas, to what did ideas and beliefs have to relate before Bonhoeffer would consider them worthwhile?
(a) The universal catholic church.
(b) The observations of great historians.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The world of reality outside one's mind.

5. What does Metaxas report to be the conditions in Germany that inspired Adolph Hitler to lead the Bierhall Putch?
(a) A populist disdain for Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor.
(b) Hyperinflation of the German Mark due to attempts to meet the harsh economic terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
(c) A wave of nationalistic sentiment.
(d) A desire to establish a constitutional republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer did not marry his first love?

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

3. How does Metaxas report a member of Igel described Bonhoeffer?

4. What does Metaxas claim to have set the mood of Britons regarding their attitude toward Germans?

5. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?

(see the answer key)

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