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

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

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

4. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?
(a) "That learning only comes from taking risks that often result in failure."
(b) "That learning is not given, it is captured and taken by those who most desire it."
(c) "that ... the essence of learning lay not in a formal education but in the deeply rooted obligation to be guardians of a great historical heritage and intellectual tradition."
(d) "That the Bonhoeffer family believed that all families should have the opportunity to have free, public education provided for their children."

5. 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 gave him the perspective to be able to see the flaws in German theology.
(b) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that German theology was superior and worth protecting.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whom does Metaxas report that Bonhoeffer's mother, Clara von Hase, took piano lessons?.

3. To what did Bonhoeffer compare a crowd at a bullfight, according to Metaxas?

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

5. What does Metaxas claim to have been a positive consequence of Bonhoeffer's Memorial service being held in England?

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