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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20, 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer saw Psalms 74 as being a direct communication from God regarding the situation in Germany?
(a) The Enabling Acts.
(b) The 1936 Olympics.
(c) The Kristallnacht.
(d) The Night of the Long Knives.

2. How does Metaxas report that Hitler avoided political confrontations from his generals as he was making plans for war?
(a) He conducted the peaceful anchluss of Austria.
(b) He met with Neville Chamberlain to negotiate the peaceful acquisition of Czechoslovakia.
(c) He took command of the military by establishing the OKW and surrounding himself with supporters.
(d) He put out false stories that his major opponents in the military were homosexuals.

3. What does status does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer attained upon his death?
(a) Sainthood.
(b) Hero.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Traitor legacy.

4. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer's sister Sabine and her husband, Gerhard Leibholz, choose to flee Germany when they did?
(a) They left because they saw their relationship to Bonhoeffer as a threat to their children's safety.
(b) They left to avoid laws that would require passports of Jews to be specially marked.
(c) They left for a better life in England.
(d) They left to avoid the Kristallnacht.

5. What does Metaxas claim to have been a positive consequence of Bonhoeffer's Memorial service being held in England?
(a) "People around the world began to recognize the positive achievements of Germans throughout history.
(b) "Nazi sympathizers were further ostracized for allowing another country to lead in honoring one of its most courageous citizens."
(c) "...the world again begin to reconcile itself to itself."
(d) "Bonhoeffer's rightful place as a theologian was cemented."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Hitler early congratulations for his successful annexation of Austria, according to Metaxas?

2. Who does Metaxas report to be the professor who became the greatest influence over Bonhoeffer's life?

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

4. How does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer kept informed of the turmoil involving the German church?

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

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