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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accomplishment of Bonhoeffer's maternal great grandfather, Karl August von Hase, does Metaxas credit with fueling Bonhoeffer's interest in Rome?
(a) Von Hase's 20 trips there and the strong ties he cultivated through them.
(b) Von Hase's extensive journals and geographic records of his trips to Rome.
(c) Von Hase's vast collection of lyric poetry of Horace and Catullus.
(d) Von Hase's many mission trips with Roman Catholic Officials.

2. How many children does Metaxas claim came to Bonhoeffer's first Sunday school class in Barcelona?
(a) One.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 15.

3. What was a criticism that Bonhoeffer made of his head pastor in Barcelona, Friedrich Olbricht?
(a) Olbricht had, "...lost his zeal for the church and had become disinterested in applying biblical truths to the modern world."
(b) Olbricht was, "Too demanding of his expectations that I understand all the challenges of his pastorate."
(c) Olbricht was gone too much and left too many of the responsibilities of the parish to him.
(d) Olbricht, "...has...done nothing in the was of addressing the younger generation in his parish."

4. 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 evils of judging based upon race.
(c) The comparison between a creationist view of origins and a Darwinist approach.
(d) The difference between a faith based on human moral efforts and one based on god's grace.

5. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?
(a) "That learning only comes from taking risks that often result in failure."
(b) "That the Bonhoeffer family believed that all families should have the opportunity to have free, public education provided for their children."
(c) "that ... the essence of learning lay not in a formal education but in the deeply rooted obligation to be guardians of a great historical heritage and intellectual tradition."
(d) "That learning is not given, it is captured and taken by those who most desire it."

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

7. How did Metaxas define the Aryan Paragraph?
(a) It was a paragraph in a document put out by the Ministry of Health that declared all but the Aryan race was inferior and disease ridden.
(b) It was a paragraph within the Enabling Acts that forbid anyone but Aryans from working in government.
(c) Government employees must be of "Aryan" stock; anyone of Jewish descent would lose his job.
(d) The true German race is defined by the Aryan ideal that all government employees will be racially pure.

8. Who does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer's first love to be?
(a) Emmi Delbruck.
(b) Maria von Wedemeyer.
(c) Elizabeth Zinn.
(d) Grete von Dohnanyi.

9. What does Metaxas use for the information upon which he builds his book?
(a) Bonhoeffer's own writings.
(b) Public records of Bonhoeffers activities as a spy.
(c) Interviews of Bonhoeffer's intimates.
(d) The collected works of Bonhoeffer's biographers.

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

11. What theological battle was being waged when Bonhoeffer arrived in America, according to Metaxas?
(a) A battle between Catholics and Protestants.
(b) A battle between liberals and fundamentalists.
(c) A battle between Calvinists and Armenians.
(d) A battle between creationists and evolutionists.

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

13. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?
(a) Jews were persecuted on religious grounds.
(b) Jews were persecuted on racial grounds.
(c) Jews were persecuted on economic grounds.
(d) Jews were persecuted on political grounds.

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 establish a new congregation made up entirely of those who could pass the genetic standards of being Aryan.
(d) It would prohibit any pastors with Jewish blood from ministry.

15. 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) A wave of nationalistic sentiment.
(c) Hyperinflation of the German Mark due to attempts to meet the harsh economic terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
(d) A desire to establish a constitutional republic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What observation on prayer, cited by Metaxas, that Bonhoeffer made after observing prostitutes attending a Catholic Mass at Sacre Coeur?

3. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's negotiating advantage during his time leading two congregations in London?

4. How does Metaxas report that Bonhoeffer's parents learned of his death?

5. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer became a soldier?

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