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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. What does Metaxas cite as the first reason that Bonhoeffer joined the Abwehr?

2. What former theological nemesis of Bonhoeffer's does Metaxas report to have joined a conspiracy against Hitler?

3. What reservations does Metaxas claim Maria's sister and her husband had regarding Bonhoeffer?

4. Which of the following does Metaxas not report to have been arrested on the same day as Bonhoeffer?

5. Why does Metaxas identify Bethge as an important figure for Bonhoeffer's legacy?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to a quote by Oskar Hammelsbeck cited by Metaxas, how had Bonhoeffer's moral convictions and his view of guilt lead him to be involved with the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler?

2. Who was Metaxas' source of most of the information regarding Bonhoeffer during his time at Buchenwald?

3. What does Metaxas report to be the response of every Norwegian Pastor after Bishop Berggrav was placed under house arrest?

4. Why did the Anschluss of Austria provide Hitler with wave of popular support in Germany, according to Metaxas?

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

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

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

8. What did Reichsbischof Mueller's arrest of the Lutheran Bishops of Werttemberg and Bavaria lead members of the Confessing Church to realize according to Metaxas?

9. What were the reasons that Metaxas cites that led Bonhoeffer to consider the assassination of Adolf Hitler to be necessary?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bonhoeffer's family played important roles throughout various times in his life. Choose a member of Bonhoeffer's immediate family (this can include the spouses of siblings) who played an important role in his life and had a significant influence on what Bonhoeffer's life and missions. Give the details of how this family member impacted Bonhoeffer's life, how the individual challenged Bonhoeffer's character or nurtured his development, and whether the individual was a positive or negative influence on Bonhoeffer's life generally.

Essay Topic 2

While Bonhoeffer was an associate pastor to Friedrich Olbricht, his intensity and expectations of Christians conflicted with Olbricht's approach to his flock. Identify an irreconcilable conflict that came of the different personalities and one thing that Bonhoeffer took from his time in Barcelona that affected his life's ministry. Detail how these items continued to affect his relationships, his ministries, and his theology throughout his life.

Essay Topic 3

Detail the political challenges that faced Hitler in the fall of 1937 as he began preparing his agenda for territorial expansion and wars. Identify who could have confronted Hitler and had him removed from his office, the political tools those individual had, and what sort of mechanisms could have been used to accomplish the task. What are the risks that faced those who would have taken such actions?

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