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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. Why did the opponents the group, "German Christians" consider the name to be oxymoronic?
(a) Because most Christians had already left Germany.
(b) Because many who were joining the group were not German or Christian.
(c) Because they were following Adolf Hitler who was neither German or Christian.
(d) Because the group's embrace of heresy violated the definition of being Christian, and many true Germans disagreed with their positions.

2. How does Metaxas suggest Karl Bonhoeffer met living expenses during the period of hyperinflation caused by the Treaty of Versailles?
(a) By selling the family home.
(b) By taking payment in other currencies than the Deutch Mark.
(c) By cashing in a life insurance policy.
(d) By taking additional work as a university professor and medical writer.

3. What part of Bonhoeffer's trip to New York does Metaxas suggest had the most influence on his changed preaching style?
(a) His worship at the "negro churches".
(b) His viewing of "All Quiet on the Western Front" with a Frenchman.
(c) His involvement in the debate between secularists and fundamentalists.
(d) His road trip to Mexico.

4. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?
(a) "I made my decision based upon what was best for me and Elizabeth (Zinn)."
(b) "In spite of the protests of my parents, I decided this venture was where I was being led."
(c) "It happened that I went."
(d) "After much council and fervent prayer, I made the decision that changed my life."

5. What does Metaxas report to be the conditions in Germany that inspired Adolph Hitler to lead the Bierhall Putch?
(a) Hyperinflation of the German Mark due to attempts to meet the harsh economic terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
(b) A populist disdain for Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor.
(c) A wave of nationalistic sentiment.
(d) A desire to establish a constitutional republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quote does Metaxas pull from a sermon that Bonhoeffer gave in Barcelona while his parents were visiting?

2. What accomplishment of Bonhoeffer's maternal great grandfather, Karl August von Hase, does Metaxas credit with fueling Bonhoeffer's interest in Rome?

3. 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?

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

5. Who does Metaxas identify as the individual who was largely responsible for helping Bonhoeffer have a purpose for going to America before Germany started a war?

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