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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim Reformation Sunday is a patriotic holiday in Germany?
(a) It celebrates Martin Luther and the cultural heritage of the Reformation.
(b) It is the day that the Reformation was recognized by the Catholic Church.
(c) It was the day the Nazis took control of the Reichstag.
(d) It is the day that the Germanic tribes agreed to come together as a single nation.

2. At what age does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer completed his second postdoctoral thesis?
(a) 23
(b) 33
(c) 31
(d) 27

3. What does Metaxas claim annoyed Hitler regarding Christian teaching?
(a) That Christianity had a long tradition that could not be dismantled.
(b) That Christianity preached meekness.
(c) That Jesus was Jewish.
(d) That Christianity taught that Jesus was the only begotten son of God.

4. What does Metaxas claim to have set the mood of Britons regarding their attitude toward Germans?
(a) A government propaganda campaign that vilified all Germans for the sake of winning WWII.
(b) A Desire of all Britons to put the ware behind them and restore international relations.
(c) Emotional duress caused by the loss of so many loved ones during the war.
(d) National exhaustion after fighting such a long and violent war.

5. How does Metaxas report a member of Igel described Bonhoeffer?
(a) "A Champion of the kaiser and the policies of Bismarck."
(b) "Extremely secure and self-confident, not vain, but 'able to tolerate criticism.'"
(c) "Generally patriotic."
(d) "Far more rooted in his home than was customary among his fellow students."

6. How had Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affect his view of the church, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world were with people of different races and nationalities, but they could share their believe in Christian principles.
(b) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that German theology was superior and worth protecting.
(c) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world helped him see that the conflicts facing Germans were mild compared to those faced in other countries.
(d) Bonhoeffer's relationships from around the world gave him the perspective to be able to see the flaws in German theology.

7. Why does Metaxas suggest the students in Bonhoeffer's confirmation class in Wedding were different from similar children in classes he taught in Harlem?
(a) The students in Harlem were affluent and motivated whereas the students in Wedding were from lower class families and acted like they were trapped in their position.
(b) There were no differences between the students in Harlem and Wedding.
(c) The students in Harlem were largely from poor, dysfunctional families and were disruptive, whereas the students in Wedding were patient and orderly.
(d) Because the students in Harlem participated voluntarily and their parents took their attendance seriously, whereas the students in Wedding were mandated by the state to attend, so the students were disruptive and disrespectful.

8. What choice did Bonhoeffer explain that the German church faced in a letter to Bishop Ammundsen, cited by Metaxas, regarding the ecumenical conference in Fano?
(a) The German church faced the choice of being at peace or at war.
(b) The German church faced the choice of defending their faith or compromising it.
(c) The German church faced the choice of either being Christian or National Socialist.
(d) The German church faced the choice of being free or slave.

9. What does Metaxas report to be the response of the German Christians to the choice of Friedrich von Bodelschwing as Reichsbischof?
(a) They began to attack him, hoping to overturn the election by any means necessary.
(b) They accepted von Bodelschwing with reservations.
(c) They appealed to Hitler to rescind von Bodelschwing's selection.
(d) They chose to name their own Reichsbischof and follow him.

10. Who was the theologian that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer lobbied to have placed in the University of Berlin that the Nazis rejected?
(a) Emil Brunner.
(b) Georg Wobbermin.
(c) Erwin Sutz.
(d) Karl Barth.

11. What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's speech, "The Younger Generation's Altered Concept of Leadership", that he gave two days after Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany?
(a) Bonhoeffer was giving a philosophical dissent with a popular, decades old, concept, the Fuhrer Principle, that promoted the belief that Germany needed a strong central leader.
(b) Bonhoeffer was providing a Biblical analysis of Hitler's election.
(c) Bonhoeffer was alerting his listeners of the dangers of Hitler.
(d) Bonhoeffer was giving a Christian rebuttal to the election of Hitler.

12. Of what nation does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer to be a citizen?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) U.S.
(d) England.

13. According to Metaxas, after Bonhoeffer had returned to Germany from New York, how did he view theology?
(a) He believed that theology must lead to the practical aspects of how to live as a Christian.
(b) He believed that theology was to be protected from the Nazis.
(c) He believed that theology was the basis by which the Bible should be studied.
(d) He believed that theology was what separated Christians from pagans.

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

15. How did Bonhoeffer characterize German emigres in Barcelona, according to a quote used by Metaxas?
(a) Informed and eager for news from home.
(b) Materialistic and not intellectual.
(c) Lonely and disconnected.
(d) Detached and suspicious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Metaxas point out to be the motivation of Luther's condemnations of the Jews that he wrote late in his life?

2. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's first ministry?

3. What interests did Bonhoeffer's mother pass to her daughter?

4. What was the objective that Bonhoeffer put to the attendees of the youth conference that began the ecumenical conference at Fano?

5. How many children does Metaxas claim came to Bonhoeffer's first Sunday school class in Barcelona?

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