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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29, 30 and 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the biblical text that Luther used for his sermon at Kaiser Wilhelm memorial Church, according to Metaxas?
(a) Revelation 2:4-5: "Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou has left thy first love...."
(b) Psalm 42, "My Soul is cast down within me."
(c) Psalm 19, "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations."
(d) 1 Peter 2:20, "For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently this is commendable before God."

2. How does Metaxas claim the Reigchstag Fire Edict empowered the Nazis over Germany?
(a) By abolishing the Reichstag.
(b) By deporting all Communists.
(c) By suspending all personal liberties.
(d) By making all other political parties illegal.

3. To what did Metaxas credit much of Luther's bitterness toward the Jews and others at the end of his life?
(a) A hard-line interpretation of the bible.
(b) A legalistic view of sin.
(c) An increasing exclusionary view of grace.
(d) A series of illnesses and generally declining health.

4. What German philosopher does Metaxas suggest that Hitler believed prophesied his rise to power?
(a) Nietzche.
(b) Borman.
(c) Speer.
(d) Machiavelli.

5. What question regarding the reformation became increasingly important to Bonhoeffer as the Nazis became increasingly demanding of the Lutheran church?
(a) Did the reformation go wrong by moving from a sect to a church.
(b) Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?
(c) Did Christianity have too close of a relationship with pagan culture when the catholic church became officially recognized.
(d) Can there really be a separation of church and state?

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bonhoeffer's memorial service, according to Metaxas?

2. How was Bonhoeffer defined by an ordainant from Finkewalde Seminary quoted by Metaxas?

3. How does Metaxas claim the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" affected Bonhoeffer?

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

5. Who taught Bonhoeffer's nanny, Kathe van Horn, Christian concepts that challenged Lutheran orthodoxies of the day?

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