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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. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer did not marry his first love?
(a) Because she was Jewish.
(b) Because she married another man while he was travelling.
(c) Because Bonhoeffer's travels around the world kept the relationship from growing.
(d) Because Bonhoeffer would not allow other people to get close to him.

2. To what conclusion does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer arrived in a journal entry regarding his observations of art and his criticism of art historians?
(a) "The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life."
(b) "Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
(c) "We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies."
(d) "I believe that interpretation is not necessary in art."

3. Of what nation does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer to be a citizen?
(a) Germany.
(b) U.S.
(c) Poland.
(d) England.

4. Metaxas quotes Eberhard Bethge as claiming that Bonhoeffer grew up in a family that believed what about learning?
(a) "That the Bonhoeffer family believed that all families should have the opportunity to have free, public education provided for their children."
(b) "That learning only comes from taking risks that often result in failure."
(c) "that ... the essence of learning lay not in a formal education but in the deeply rooted obligation to be guardians of a great historical heritage and intellectual tradition."
(d) "That learning is not given, it is captured and taken by those who most desire it."

5. 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) "Is our war between flesh and blood or between the spirits of God and the spirits of the devil?"
(c) "Are you willing to forgo all you have been taught about your people and take part in something much greater?"
(d) "Do you really believe that Christ would call us to kill each other to determine if French Christians were better than German Christians?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Metaxas claim to have set the mood of Britons regarding their attitude toward Germans?

2. To what did Metaxas credit Bonhoeffer's intellectual independence and confidence in contradicting his theology professors?

3. Where was Bonhoeffer's memorial service, according to Metaxas?

4. What does Metaxas report to be the occupations of Bonhoeffer's parents?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Metaxas write to be the significance of the Nazi's burning the books of Erich Remarque?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What important church leader does Metaxas report to have come into Bonhoeffer's life while he was involved in his ministry in London?

10. How does Metaxas explain the Fuherer Principle?

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