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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. 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 quote does Metaxas pull from a sermon that Bonhoeffer gave in Barcelona while his parents were visiting?
(a) "The essence of Christianity is not about religion at all, but about the person of Christ."
(b) "[I]f you want to find eternity, you must serve the times."
(c) "Christ has given scarcely any ethical prescriptions that wer not to be found already with the contemporary Jewish rabbis or in pagan literature."
(d) " I fear that Christians who venture to stand on earth on only one leg will stand in heaven on only one leg too."

3. What theological battle was being waged when Bonhoeffer arrived in America, according to Metaxas?
(a) A battle between creationists and evolutionists.
(b) A battle between Catholics and Protestants.
(c) A battle between Calvinists and Armenians.
(d) A battle between liberals and fundamentalists.

4. What does Metaxas report to be Hitler's proposal to navigate relations between the church and the German government?
(a) Receive an endorsement from the Pope.
(b) Adopt a confession of faith.
(c) Appoint a Reichsbischof (Reich Bishop).
(d) Appoint a commission of three bishops.

5. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?
(a) "that ... the essence of learning lay not in a formal education but in the deeply rooted obligation to be guardians of a great historical heritage and intellectual tradition."
(b) "That the Bonhoeffer family believed that all families should have the opportunity to have free, public education provided for their children."
(c) "That learning only comes from taking risks that often result in failure."
(d) "That learning is not given, it is captured and taken by those who most desire it."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer's first love to be?

2. What decision did Hitler make in October, 1933, that further catapulted his popularity with Germans?

3. What was Bohnoeffers' first impression of American theology students, according to documents cited by Metaxas.

4. What question regarding the reformation became increasingly important to Bonhoeffer as the Nazis became increasingly demanding of the Lutheran church?

5. What was the date of Bonhoeffer's death, according to Metaxas?

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