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

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

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

4. What quote of Bonhoeffer's friend, Franz Hildebrandt, does Metaxas use to show the intellectual demands Bonhoeffer placed on those who were close to him.
(a) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."
(b) "He would know the answer to every question he asked you and put you under a constant test of your understanding of the Bible and the world."
(c) "Dietrich would expect you to go to plays, operas, and museums with him and engage in lengthy conversations as to the significance of whatever was put before us."
(d) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what did Metaxas credit much of Luther's bitterness toward the Jews and others at the end of his life?

2. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?

3. What were the three conclusions that Bonhoeffer announced in his address, "The Church and the Jewish Question", in rebuttal to the "Aryan Paragraph"?

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

5. What question regarding the reformation became increasingly important to Bonhoeffer as the Nazis became increasingly demanding of the Lutheran church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Metaxas claim to have inspired Bonhoeffer to desire to travel to Rome?

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

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

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

5. What event during Bonhoeffer's trip to Rome does Metaxas suggest to have begun developing Bonhoeffer's understanding of the concept of "church"?

6. According to Metaxas, why was Reformation Sunday an important celebration for churches in Germany?

7. What marked the friendship between Bonhoeffer and Franz Reinhold Hildebrandt according to Metaxas?

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

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

10. How does Metaxas explain the Fuherer Principle?

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