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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Toward the end of 1923, what does Metaxas claim could be bought with 100,000 marks?
(a) A week of groceries.
(b) A months rent.
(c) A bottle of wine and strawberries.
(d) A Mercedes Benz.

3. What does Metaxas claim to have given Bonhoeffer any value during his trip to New York?
(a) The open debate regarding social issues.
(b) The socially focused church activities.
(c) The casual attitudes of seminary students.
(d) Negro Churches.

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

5. Upon what does Metaxas focus "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy" upon?
(a) Bonhoeffer's clandestine connections that brought him to be involved in the plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
(b) Bonhoeffer's evolving personal relationships.
(c) Bonhoeffer's determination to understand and live God's will.
(d) Bonhoeffer's theological training.

6. How did Bonhoeffer deal with the conduct of the students in Wedding?
(a) He patiently waited for them to become calm and then he would quietly tell them Bible stories.
(b) He would drill them relentlessly with the strong-armed disciplinary tactics as his father.
(c) He gained the assistance of some of his friends who were in ministry to split the group into more manageable groups.
(d) He ignored their antics with the realization his time there would be brief.

7. Which quote does Metaxas use to reflect Hitler's attitude toward Protestant pastors?
(a) "If this doesn't come from the other side...then it must come from us;...."
(b) "You can do anything you want with them,...They are insignificant little people, submissive as dogs,...."
(c) "A church that does not keep step with modern scientific knowledge is doomed. It may take quite a while, but it is bound finally to happen."
(d) "It's been our misfortune to have the wrong religion. Why didn't we have the religion of the Japanese, who regard sacrifice for the Fatherland ans the highest good?"

8. What does Metaxas report to be Hitler's proposal to navigate relations between the church and the German government?
(a) Appoint a commission of three bishops.
(b) Receive an endorsement from the Pope.
(c) Adopt a confession of faith.
(d) Appoint a Reichsbischof (Reich Bishop).

9. What does status does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer attained upon his death?
(a) Sainthood.
(b) Traitor legacy.
(c) Martyrdom.
(d) Hero.

10. How does Metaxas claim the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" affected Bonhoeffer?
(a) It made him suspicious of Jewish film makers.
(b) It caused him to rethink his thoughts about the French.
(c) It led him to believe that children should not be allowed into serious movies.
(d) It influenced him to become a pacifist.

11. How does Metaxas describe the "Thursday Circle"?
(a) A study group with which he met as he worked through his doctorate.
(b) A group of friends who gathered at 14 Wangenheimstrasse.
(c) The children in his Sunday school class who would come to his house.
(d) A discussion group of young men Bohnoeffer personally selected.

12. What does Metaxas claim to have complicated relations between England and Germany while Bonhoeffer was in London?
(a) Reinhold Krause had made a defamatory diatribe against German Jews during a celebration at the Berlin Sportpalast.
(b) Hitler was attempting to prove that he was someone who could be trusted in the international community.
(c) Hitler and Stalin agreed to the Nonaggression Pact.
(d) The German Christians had begun purging Jewish Christians from protestant activities.

13. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer, "...struggled with the 'problem' of being charming."
(a) Because he was, by nature, a recluse.
(b) Because he wanted the words and logic of what he said to be the only things to which others responded.
(c) Because it caused social problems for him.
(d) Because it was frowned upon by his father.

14. Why did the opponents the group, "German Christians" consider the name to be oxymoronic?
(a) Because most Christians had already left Germany.
(b) Because many who were joining the group were not German or Christian.
(c) Because the group's embrace of heresy violated the definition of being Christian, and many true Germans disagreed with their positions.
(d) Because they were following Adolf Hitler who was neither German or Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?

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

3. What are three Freedoms that Bishop George Bell asked in the Name of the Gospel for Christians in the German Church?

4. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer discovered of Spanish professors and contemporary Spanish writers?

5. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer often mentioned the Tower of Babel in his sermons?

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