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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 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?
(a) Those who participated in the American debate accepted conclusions to various arguments but showed no interest in finding how those conclusions were developed.
(b) Bonhoeffer respected those with whom he disagreed, but sides in the American debate would tolerate no contributions from their detractors.
(c) Bonhoeffer's European debates were founded on centuries of church heritage which the American debates neglected.
(d) Bonhoeffer was eager to use the Bible and church history to support his positions, but none of the contestants in the American debate sought such support.

2. How does Metaxas claim Hitler viewed Christianity and the church?
(a) Hitler viewed the church as a barrier to his power and attempted to have it destroyed.
(b) Hitler was a faithful Catholic and encouraged members of his entourage to remain active in their congregations.
(c) Hitler viewed the church pragmatically and appealed to it to gain power.
(d) Hitler was ambivalent to the church and focused only on his political fortunes.

3. Who gave Hitler early congratulations for his successful annexation of Austria, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bishop Martin Sasse the Protestant Bishop of Thuringia, Austria.
(b) General Wilhelm von Fritsch.
(c) Herman Goring.
(d) General Ludwig von Beck.

4. What does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer found when he visited Friedrich von Bodelschwing's Bethel community in Bielefeld?
(a) A modest hospital where epileptic care was given.
(b) Von Bodelschwing preparing to leave the settlement so he could fulfill his duties as Reichsbischof.
(c) A whole town with schools, churches, farms, factories, shops, and housing for nurses.
(d) A town that had been taken over by the German Christians and had begun marking many of the residents for elimination.

5. Why does Metaxas claim that the Nazis used Martin Luther's late writings regarding Jews to promote their agenda against the Jews.
(a) Because the Nazis respected Luther's theological perspective.
(b) Because Hitler adulated Luther.
(c) Because Luther's defined what it was to be a German Christian.
(d) Because Luther's views met with the scientific foundation of the Nazis' racial policies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Metaxas report that Hitler avoided political confrontations from his generals as he was making plans for war?

3. Toward the end of 1923, what does Metaxas claim could be bought with 100,000 marks?

4. 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?

5. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?

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