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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Metaxas claim the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" affected Bonhoeffer?
(a) It caused him to rethink his thoughts about the French.
(b) It led him to believe that children should not be allowed into serious movies.
(c) It made him suspicious of Jewish film makers.
(d) It influenced him to become a pacifist.

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

3. How did Germans consider the Weimar Republic, according to Metaxas?
(a) As preferable to Bolshevism.
(b) As a logical extension from the days of the Kaiser who ruled over the united Germanic tribes.
(c) As just another political arrangement designed to empower the wealthy.
(d) As an unpleasant political has forced on them by their enemies...who wanted Germany to be weak anyway.

4. Why does Metaxas claim Reformation Sunday is a patriotic holiday in Germany?
(a) It was the day the Nazis took control of the Reichstag.
(b) It is the day that the Reformation was recognized by the Catholic Church.
(c) It is the day that the Germanic tribes agreed to come together as a single nation.
(d) It celebrates Martin Luther and the cultural heritage of the Reformation.

5. What part of Bonhoeffer's trip to New York does Metaxas suggest had the most influence on his changed preaching style?
(a) His road trip to Mexico.
(b) His involvement in the debate between secularists and fundamentalists.
(c) His worship at the "negro churches".
(d) His viewing of "All Quiet on the Western Front" with a Frenchman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Of the students with whom Bonhoeffer socialized while in New York, which does Metaxas claim had the greatest influence?

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