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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?
(a) "After much council and fervent prayer, I made the decision that changed my life."
(b) "I made my decision based upon what was best for me and Elizabeth (Zinn)."
(c) "In spite of the protests of my parents, I decided this venture was where I was being led."
(d) "It happened that I went."

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

3. What German philosopher does Metaxas suggest that Hitler believed prophesied his rise to power?
(a) Borman.
(b) Machiavelli.
(c) Speer.
(d) Nietzche.

4. 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 largely from poor, dysfunctional families and were disruptive, whereas the students in Wedding were patient and orderly.
(b) 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.
(c) There were no differences between the students in Harlem and Wedding.
(d) 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat did Theodor Heckel make against Bonhoeffer to make him stop his attempts to oppose the German church from England?

2. Why did the opponents the group, "German Christians" consider the name to be oxymoronic?

3. Who taught Bonhoeffer's nanny, Kathe van Horn, Christian concepts that challenged Lutheran orthodoxies of the day?

4. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer suggested Christians' treatment of Christ while he was in Barcelona?

2. What does Metaxas highlight from Harry Emerson Fosdick's Sermon, "Shall the Fundamentalists Win?"

3. How does Metaxas claim that Karl Barth influenced Bonhoeffer's theological approach?

4. What does Metaxas report to be the "Night of the Long Knives"?

5. What does Metaxas claim to have been the make-up of Bonhoeffer's confirmation class in Wedding?

6. What does Metaxas report happened to the German mark beginning in 1923?

7. What does Metaxas claim to be Hitler's goal in establishing the office of Reichsbischof (Reich bishop) over the church?

8. What does Metaxas claim to be Bonhoeffer's goal in writing the Bethel Confession?

9. What challenge did Bonhoeffer raise in his letter to Bishop Ammundsen, cited by Metaxas, regarding the ecumenical meeting in Fano?

10. How does Metaxas paraphrase Martin Luther to explain that faith in the Gospel affects individual lives?

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