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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the two reasons Metaxas cites that Bonhoeffer decided to lead two German congregations in London?
(a) To participate in honest "parish work" and to separate from the church struggles in Germany to gain perspective on the bigger picture.
(b) To minister freely without Nazi intrusions and to restore his energy for challenges in Germany that he knew were to come.
(c) To inform England of the turmoil coming to Germany and to safely lead a church insurrection from outside of Germany.
(d) To practically apply what he had learned of ministry and to prepare to become a German ex-patriot as the Nazis continued to absorb power.

2. How does Metaxas suggest Karl Bonhoeffer met living expenses during the period of hyperinflation caused by the Treaty of Versailles?
(a) By cashing in a life insurance policy.
(b) By selling the family home.
(c) By taking additional work as a university professor and medical writer.
(d) By taking payment in other currencies than the Deutch Mark.

3. What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's thoughts in London while some of his colleagues were concentrating on political battles against Nazi intrusion of the church?
(a) Bonhoeffer was thinking about permanently leaving Germany and renouncing his citizenship.
(b) Bonhoeffer was thinking about God's call of discipleship and its cost.
(c) Bonhoeffer was thinking about how he could best influence Germany's leaders.
(d) Bonhoeffer was thinking about how to get the world involved in dealing with Hitler's social and religious agenda.

4. 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 asked Bonhoeffer to separate his congregations from the official German church.
(b) They held their synod in the courtyard adjacent to the Cathedral.
(c) They signed a petition expressing their disagreement.
(d) They asked for international observation of Nazi involvement in church affairs.

5. What is the explanation that Metaxas gives for Bonhoeffer's willingness to join the same fraternity his father, Igel, when he attended Berlin University?
(a) Igel members were well known for their elaborate hats and dueling scars.
(b) Igel eschewed the use of alcohol.
(c) Igel had direct political connections to the line of German Chancellors dating back to the 19th century.
(d) Igel was politically moderate and patriotic, but not nationalistic.

6. Who taught Bonhoeffer's nanny, Kathe van Horn, Christian concepts that challenged Lutheran orthodoxies of the day?
(a) Martin Luther.
(b) She taught herself.
(c) John Calvin.
(d) Count Zinzendorf.

7. 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.

8. How does Metaxas describe the mood of the people where Bonhoeffer was memorialized?
(a) Flossenburg camp survivors were subdued and sought to avoid detection.
(b) It seemed strange to many Britons to honor a German citizen after suffering from the war with Germany.
(c) Bonhoeffer's former classmates and professors were somber as each offered a eulogy.
(d) The crowd at the Vatican was subdued and respectful as the Pope gave his observations.

9. What position did Hitler take when German pastors were allowed to meet with him to express their concerns?
(a) He attempted to be conciliatory to keep their political support.
(b) He was non-committal and said he would take their concerns under advisement.
(c) He announce that he would deal with their rebellion with every means.
(d) He said he would pass their suggestions to Reichsbischof Muller.

10. What was the question that Metaxas claims Jean Lassere put to Bonhoeffer that led him to become involved in the ecumenical movement?
(a) "Do we believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of the Saints, or do we believe in the eternal mission of France?"
(b) "Do you really believe that Christ would call us to kill each other to determine if French Christians were better than German Christians?"
(c) "Is our war between flesh and blood or between the spirits of God and the spirits of the devil?"
(d) "Are you willing to forgo all you have been taught about your people and take part in something much greater?"

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

12. 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 the basis by which the Bible should be studied.
(c) He believed that theology was to be protected from the Nazis.
(d) He believed that theology was what separated Christians from pagans.

13. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer often mentioned the Tower of Babel in his sermons?
(a) Because he felt that too many efforts by church leaders were misdirected.
(b) To prove to the Nazis that Old Testament passages had modern applications.
(c) To link the Nazis attempts to control the church with man's "religious" attempt to reach heaven on his own strength.
(d) To communicate with his supporters that he saw the attempts of the Nazis to be destined for failure.

14. 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 alerting his listeners of the dangers of Hitler.
(b) Bonhoeffer was providing a Biblical analysis of Hitler's election.
(c) Bonhoeffer was giving a Christian rebuttal to the election of Hitler.
(d) 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.

15. 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) Erwin Sutz.
(c) George Bell.
(d) Karl Barth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer became a soldier?

2. How did Metaxas define the Aryan Paragraph?

3. How had Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affect his view of the church, according to Metaxas?

4. What does Metaxas use for the information upon which he builds his book?

5. What theological battle was being waged when Bonhoeffer arrived in America, according to Metaxas?

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