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

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

3. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer became a soldier?
(a) Because he was conscripted into militia service as the limits placed on the German military by the Treaty of Versailles were insufficient to protect Germany from enemies and insurrections.
(b) Because military service was expected by his strict father.
(c) Because he became empathetic with a nationalist movement that identified the Treaty of Versailles as the cause of Germany's economic and social problems.
(d) Because he felt an obligation to offer his service to the benefit of the German Empire.

4. 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 establish a new congregation made up entirely of those who could pass the genetic standards of being Aryan.
(c) It would require that Jesus be depicted as an Aryan.
(d) It would replace the Bible with genetic science.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's first ministry?

2. Who was accused of burning down the Reichstag, according to Metaxas?

3. What does Metaxas identify as the difference between the theological debate in the U.S. in the 1930's and those in which Bonhoeffer participated as he was earning his doctorate degrees?

4. At what age does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer completed his second postdoctoral thesis?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the opponents to Reichbischof Muller's position consider the term "German Christians" to be oxymoronic?

3. How did Bonhoeffer characterize religion in a lecture given while he was an assistant pastor in Barcelona, according to Metaxas?

4. What does Metaxas identify as the Greek idea that Bonhoeffer considered to be "the most sever enemy" that Christianity ever had?

5. For what was Bonhoeffer's father, Karl Bonhoeffer, internationally renowned, according to Metaxas?

6. How does Metaxas suggest Bonhoeffer's relationships outside of Germany affected his view of the church?

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

8. For what was Bonhoeffer's maternal great-grandfather, Karl August von Hase, well known according to Metaxas?

9. What were the liberal theological ideas promoted by Adolf von Harnack with which Bonhoeffer disagreed, according to Metaxas?

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

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