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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affect his view of the church, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that German theology was superior and worth protecting.
(b) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world gave him the perspective to be able to see the flaws in German theology.
(c) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that the conflicts facing Germans were mild compared to those faced in other countries.
(d) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world were with people of different races and nationalities, but they could share their believe in Christian principles.

2. What does Metaxas claim to have set the mood of Britons regarding their attitude toward Germans?
(a) A Desire of all Britons to put the ware behind them and restore international relations.
(b) A government propaganda campaign that vilified all Germans for the sake of winning WWII.
(c) National exhaustion after fighting such a long and violent war.
(d) Emotional duress caused by the loss of so many loved ones during the war.

3. How does Metaxas describe the "Thursday Circle"?
(a) A group of friends who gathered at 14 Wangenheimstrasse.
(b) The children in his Sunday school class who would come to his house.
(c) A discussion group of young men Bohnoeffer personally selected.
(d) A study group with which he met as he worked through his doctorate.

4. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?
(a) Jews were persecuted on political grounds.
(b) Jews were persecuted on religious grounds.
(c) Jews were persecuted on racial grounds.
(d) Jews were persecuted on economic grounds.

5. What was the politically dangerous message that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer made in a sermon at Trinity Church in Berlin one month after Hitler became Chancellor?
(a) "The Church has only one altar, the altar of the Almighty...before which all creatures must kneel...."
(b) "We have only one God, and His only Son was the King of the Jews."
(c) "Who will you worship, the God of the Bible, or the Fuherer of Germany?"
(d) "The Jews remain to this day the chosen seed of God, from whom we, the Church of Jesus Christ, are the multitude of the promise to Abraham."

Short Answer Questions

1. What theological battle was being waged when Bonhoeffer arrived in America, according to Metaxas?

2. What does Metaxas identify as the difference between the theological debate in the U.S. in the 1930's and those in which Bonhoeffer participated as he was earning his doctorate degrees?

3. What does Metaxas report to be the name of the church wherein Bonhoeffer heard the preaching of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.?

4. What does Metaxas report to be the occupations of Bonhoeffer's parents?

5. What are three Freedoms that Bishop George Bell asked in the Name of the Gospel for Christians in the German Church?

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