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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. To what did Bonhoeffer compare a crowd at a bullfight, according to Metaxas?
(a) The anger that his father would display when he was displeased with his actions.
(b) The crowd from the bible yelling "crucify" at Christ.
(c) A type of bloodthirsty disregard for the dignity of life that he saw in Nazi brownshirts.
(d) A vicious animal closing in for a kill.

2. What does Metaxas report to be the name of the church wherein Bonhoeffer heard the preaching of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.?
(a) Riverside Church.
(b) Abyssinian Baptist Church.
(c) First Baptist Church of New York City.
(d) Park Avenue Baptist Church.

3. What happened to Gersdorff after his failed attempt?
(a) He fled to Switzerland.
(b) He was executed with Bonhoeffer and his other co-conspirators.
(c) He lived until 1980.
(d) He was blown up and the incident exposed the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler.

4. While Bonhoeffer was in London, who does Metaxas identify as the church leader who became his most important contact in the ecumenical movement?
(a) Franz Hildebrandt.
(b) Karl Barth.
(c) Erwin Sutz.
(d) George Bell.

5. How does Metaxas claim that Operation Flash got it's name?
(a) It was a plan to put a suicide bomber in a meeting with Hitler.
(b) Because it was a plan to blow up Hitler's plane while he was being flown over Minsk.
(c) It got it's name because they had planned to have a sniper shoot Hitler when a spotlight came on him during a Nazi rally.
(d) It was a plan to set fire to Hitler's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the theologian that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer lobbied to have placed in the University of Berlin that the Nazis rejected?

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

3. How does Metaxas explain the Nuremberg laws affected the Jews?

4. How does Metaxas describe the "Thursday Circle"?

5. How did Germans consider the Weimar Republic, according to Metaxas?

(see the answer key)

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