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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Metaxas record Maria learned of Bonhoeffer's arrest?

2. What statement did Bonhoeffer make in a lecture titled, "The Question of the Boundaries of the Church and Church Union", was criticized by his supporters as being a piece of false doctrine?

3. According to Metaxas, why didn't Hitler have everyone involved in the conspiracy against him immediately executed?

4. What speculation does Metaxas make as to why the former Nazi official who performed medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners was placed in confinement?

5. Why did Bonhoeffer communicate, in his essay "After Ten Years", that the conspiracy with which he was involved with Bethge, Dohnanyi and Oster, would fail, according to quotes used by Metaxas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Metaxas report of Hans von Wedemeyer that makes him unique?

2. What does Metaxas claim to be Bonhoeffer's attitude about the death he was facing at the hands of the Nazis?

3. How does Metaxas claim Dohnanyi and Bonhoeffer tried to fool the Gestapo with letters between them while they were in captivity.

4. What did Metaxas report to be the event that led to the Kristallnacht?

5. Why had the original attempt to assassinate Hitler failed, according to Metaxas?

6. What was the most significant aspect of the relationship between Ruth von Kleist-Retzow and Bonhoeffer, according to Metaxas?

7. Who does Metaxas claim the conspiracy was targeting for assassination besides Hitler?

8. Who does Metaxas claim to be the first person to recognize the chemistry between Maria von Wedemeyer and Bonhoeffer?

9. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer was arrested by the Gestapo?

10. For what reason does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer left London for Berlin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the several assassination attempts against Hitler as they are detailed in the book and the reasons for their failure. Give your impression of which had the best opportunity for success of avoiding blow back from the Nazis if it had been pulled off and which had the best opportunity of negotiating a peace settlement wit the allies.

Essay Topic 2

As the Nazis became more assertive over the affairs of the church, Bonhoeffer and Hermann Sasse constructed the Bethel Confession which Metaxas claims, "...was to spell out the true and historic Christian faith, which contrasted with Ludwig Muller's facile and inchoate "theology." Identify the main points of the confession and the its ultimate fate after it was circulated among Germany's top clergy. What were the motivations of various clergymen to act in the fashion they did to the language of the Confession? Were their action dedicated to the defense of Christianity? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Hitler passed the Nuremberg Laws that virtually eliminated the citizenship of Jews in Germany. Review the Nuremberg Law and explain how they eliminated Jewish citizenship. Detail the response of Bonhoeffer to the laws and how Christian leaders through Germany responded to Bonhoeffer. Why did the Christian leaders respond in the way they did?

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