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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What question does Metaxas raise with regard to Bonhoeffer's interest in taking a trip to India to visit Ghandi?
(a) "Why was it that a pagan could find the courage to stand on the Sermon on the Mount, but those trained in it did not know how to apply it?"
(b) "Was it possible that...Christ was operating among non-Christians in a way that could force the church to action?"
(c) "Was God bringing judgment on Christian nations by leaving them to evil and preparing to move on pagan nations that freely practiced His principles?"
(d) "What was the significance that nations with no Christian heritage were more able to stand on Christian principles of peace and love than were those nations who had been trained in them for centuries?"

2. What was the date of Bonhoeffer's death, according to Metaxas?
(a) August 15, 1945.
(b) July 27, 1945.
(c) May 8, 1945.
(d) April 9, 1945.

3. 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?
(a) Reinhold Niebuhr.
(b) Henry Leiper.
(c) Paul Lehmann.
(d) Henry Sloan Coffin.

4. What interests did Bonhoeffer's mother pass to her daughter?
(a) Her religious devotion.
(b) Her interest in money and finance.
(c) Her passion for horticulture.
(d) Her love of music and singing.

5. How was Bonhoeffer defined by an ordainant from Finkewalde Seminary quoted by Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer was, "...a lightning rod for controversy and his persistent defiance of the government had him and his friends in constant turmoil."
(b) "For Bonhoeffer there was no compromise when it came to living out biblical truth."
(c) Bonhoeffer was, "...a man who believes in what he thinks and does what he believes in."
(d) Bonhoeffer was either fool-hardy or the bravest man I ever knew."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. To what Biblical prophets did Metaxas compare Bonhoeffer based upon the speech he gave at Fano?

4. How does Metaxas indicate that Churchill harmed the conspiracy against Hitler?

5. What speculation does Metaxas offer for the reason that the British government would not encourage German conspiracies to assassinate Hitler?

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