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

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

3. Who does Metaxas report to be the professor who became the greatest influence over Bonhoeffer's life?
(a) Adolf von Harnack.
(b) Karl Barth.
(c) Karl Holl.
(d) Adolf Deissman.

4. How does Metaxas report that Bonhoeffer's parents learned of his death?
(a) From watching the video of his execution on a movie theater news reel.
(b) By receiving a phone call from one of Bonhoeffers survivors after his release from Flossenburg concentration camp.
(c) By receiving a letter from the commandant of Flossenburg concentration camp.
(d) By listening to the broadcast of his memorial service on the Radio.

5. To what did Metaxas credit much of Luther's bitterness toward the Jews and others at the end of his life?
(a) A hard-line interpretation of the bible.
(b) An increasing exclusionary view of grace.
(c) A legalistic view of sin.
(d) A series of illnesses and generally declining health.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?

2. From whom does Metaxas report that Bonhoeffer's mother, Clara von Hase, took piano lessons?.

3. Upon what Christian principal was the Barman Declaration that rejected Nazi influence over the German church based, according to Metaxas?

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

5. What quote does Metaxas pull from a sermon that Bonhoeffer gave in Barcelona while his parents were visiting?

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