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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 does Metaxas claim to have complicated relations between England and Germany while Bonhoeffer was in London?
(a) Hitler and Stalin agreed to the Nonaggression Pact.
(b) Hitler was attempting to prove that he was someone who could be trusted in the international community.
(c) The German Christians had begun purging Jewish Christians from protestant activities.
(d) Reinhold Krause had made a defamatory diatribe against German Jews during a celebration at the Berlin Sportpalast.

2. What was Bohnoeffers' first impression of American theology students, according to documents cited by Metaxas.
(a) They were detached from the protestant heritage that was so vital in Germany.
(b) They attempted to connect all their training to finding a profession.
(c) Their "new world" view offered a fresh perspective on his European theological training.
(d) They made shallow, unsubstantiated statements and were ignorant of dogmatics and basic theological questions.

3. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?
(a) "Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God...He wants to give us today the power which we need for our work."
(b) "The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The morning prayer determines the day."
(c) "It's much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity."
(d) "When our will whole heartedly enters in the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly."

4. Why was the plan to assassinate Hitler in Operation Flash not successful, according to Metaxas?
(a) Hitler changed his plans and was not present when the conspirators thought he would be.
(b) Hitler was protected by an armor barrier that protected him from explosions.
(c) The fuses did not detonate the bombs.
(d) The suicide bomber who was to execute the plan lost his nerve.

5. What were the three conclusions that Bonhoeffer announced in his address, "The Church and the Jewish Question", in rebuttal to the "Aryan Paragraph"?
(a) The church must work with the state to see that its moral laws are consistent with God's moral laws, the church must define the political aims of its members.
(b) The church must separate itself from the state, make itself the source of self-sufficiency works, and accept anyone who will accept its moral limits.
(c) The church must recognize that government is ordained by God, rebellion against God's ordained authorities is demonic, all Christians must seek to change the state from within the state.
(d) The church must question the state, help the state's victims, and work against the state, if necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was accused of burning down the Reichstag, according to Metaxas?

2. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?

3. Which quote does Metaxas use to reflect Hitler's attitude toward Protestant pastors?

4. What does Metaxas report to be the conditions in Germany that inspired Adolph Hitler to lead the Bierhall Putch?

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

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