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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Metaxas claim to be the priority of the congregations that Bonhoeffer led in London?
(a) Maintain cultural connections with the homeland.
(b) To influence other countries that the Nazi government was trustworthy.
(c) To support the German Christians abroad.
(d) To help in opposing Nazi efforts to interfere with the mission of the church.

4. What are three Freedoms that Bishop George Bell asked in the Name of the Gospel for Christians in the German Church?
(a) Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.
(b) Freedom to peach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Freedom of the printed word and assembly, Freedom of the Church to instruct its youth in the principles of Christianity.
(c) Freedom to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Freedom of assembly, and Freedom of dissent with the government.ospel for Christians in the German Church?
(d) Freedom to stand on biblical doctrine, Freedom of dissent with the government, and Freedom to instruct its youth the principles of Christianity.

5. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer considered a theologian and philosopher to be the same thing.
(b) Bonhoeffer believed that one could not become a solid theologian without studying philosophy.
(c) Bonhoeffer considered philosophy to be man's search for truth apart from God.
(d) Bonhoeffer believed that one could not become a solid philosopher without studying theology.

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

7. How does Metaxas report that Bonhoeffer's parents learned of his death?
(a) By listening to the broadcast of his memorial service on the Radio.
(b) By receiving a phone call from one of Bonhoeffers survivors after his release from Flossenburg concentration camp.
(c) From watching the video of his execution on a movie theater news reel.
(d) By receiving a letter from the commandant of Flossenburg concentration camp.

8. How did the German Pastor's Emergency League respond to Reichsbischof Ludwig Muller's attempt to prevent it from meeting in synod by closing the Berlin Cathedral, according to Metaxas?
(a) They held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.
(b) They asked for international observation of Nazi involvement in church affairs.
(c) They asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.
(d) They signed a petition expressing their disagreement.

9. What does Metaxas report to be the subject of Bonhoeffer's first sermon in Barcelona?
(a) An analysis between the historical critical view of the bible and the view of revelation.
(b) The difference between a faith based on human moral efforts and one based on god's grace.
(c) The comparison between a creationist view of origins and a Darwinist approach.
(d) The evils of judging based upon race.

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

11. What was the objective that Bonhoeffer put to the attendees of the youth conference that began the ecumenical conference at Fano?
(a) The objective was to help attendees make international contacts so they could find passage out of Germany.
(b) The objective was to equip the attendees with the knowledge to overcome Nazi attacks on their faith.
(c) The objective was to hear what God would say to them.
(d) The objective was to realize that suffering was eminent.

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

13. What does Metaxas report to be the conditions in Germany that inspired Adolph Hitler to lead the Bierhall Putch?
(a) A populist disdain for Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor.
(b) Hyperinflation of the German Mark due to attempts to meet the harsh economic terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
(c) A wave of nationalistic sentiment.
(d) A desire to establish a constitutional republic.

14. 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) "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."
(c) "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."
(d) "When our will whole heartedly enters in the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly."

15. Upon what Christian principal was the Barman Declaration that rejected Nazi influence over the German church based, according to Metaxas?
(a) That man is always attempting to become God.
(b) That man is bent toward sin and is in need of redemption.
(c) That God is completely unknowable except by revelation.
(d) That the creation cannot make itself equal to the creator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Metaxas describe the mood of the people where Bonhoeffer was memorialized?

2. What is the explanation that Metaxas gives for Bonhoeffer's willingness to join the same fraternity his father, Igel, when he attended Berlin University?

3. Why does Metaxas claim that the Nazis used Martin Luther's late writings regarding Jews to promote their agenda against the Jews.

4. How does Metaxas claim the Reigchstag Fire Edict empowered the Nazis over Germany?

5. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?

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