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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 theological training.
(b) Bonhoeffer's evolving personal relationships.
(c) Bonhoeffer's clandestine connections that brought him to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
(d) Bonhoeffer's determination to understand and live God's will.

2. 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) "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."
(b) "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."
(c) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(d) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."

3. What decision did Hitler make in October, 1933, that further catapulted his popularity with Germans?
(a) To enforce the Enabling Acts.
(b) To prevent Jews from serving in Christian churches.
(c) To pull out of the League of Nations.
(d) To relocate Jews to concentration camps.

4. Of the students with whom Bonhoeffer socialized while in New York, which does Metaxas claim had the greatest influence?
(a) Jean Lassere.
(b) Paul Lehman.
(c) Albert Franklin Fisher.
(d) Erwin Sutz.

5. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?
(a) "It's much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity."
(b) "The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day."
(c) "When our will whole heartedly enters in the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly."
(d) "Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God...He wants to give us today the power which we need for our work."

Short Answer Questions

1. What interests did Bonhoeffer's mother pass to her daughter?

2. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?

3. What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's speech, "The Younger Generation's Altered Concept of Leadership", that he gave two days after Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany?

4. Which quote does Metaxas use to reflect Hitler's attitude toward Protestant pastors?

5. What does Metaxas report to be the response of the German Christians to the choice of Friedrich von Bodelschwing as Reichsbischof?

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