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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 does Metaxas claim to be the major obstacle that inhibited the relationship between Bonhoeffer and Maria von Wedemeyer from developing, according to Metaxas?
(a) She was a close intimate of Hitler's inner circle.
(b) She was a member of the German Christians.
(c) He was 36 and she was 18.
(d) She was a dedicated Nazi.

2. What quote of Bonhoeffer's friend, Franz Hildebrandt, does Metaxas use to show the intellectual demands Bonhoeffer placed on those who were close to him.
(a) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(b) "Dietrich would expect you to go to plays, operas, and museums with him and engage in lengthy conversations as to the significance of whatever was put before us."
(c) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."
(d) "He would know the answer to every question he asked you and put you under a constant test of your understanding of the Bible and the world."

3. How does Metaxas explain the affect of the Aryan Paragraph on the German Church?
(a) It would establish a new congregation made up entirely of those who could pass the genetic standards of being Aryan.
(b) It would replace the Bible with genetic science.
(c) It would require that Jesus be depicted as an Aryan.
(d) It would prohibit any pastors with Jewish blood from ministry.

4. Who does Metaxas report to be the professor who became the greatest influence over Bonhoeffer's life?
(a) Adolf Deissman.
(b) Karl Holl.
(c) Adolf von Harnack.
(d) Karl Barth.

5. To what did Metaxas credit Bonhoeffer's intellectual independence and confidence in contradicting his theology professors?
(a) His experience in Rome.
(b) His desire for cultural and intellectual stimulation.
(c) The experience he had during the German hyper inflation.
(d) Growing up with Karl Bonhoeffer who would make him justify all his words.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day that Bonhoeffer was arrested, what does Metaxas report Maria had written to Bonhoeffer in her diary?

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

3. What international event prevented a conspiracy from declaring Hitler insane and removing him from office, according to Metaxas?

4. Why did Bonhoeffer communicate, in his essay "After Ten Years", that the conspiracy with which he was involved with Bethge, Dohnanyi and Oster, would fail, according to quotes used by Metaxas?

5. What is the one area in which Bonhoeffer's father saw a relationship with the work of his son, according to a letter cited by Metaxas?

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