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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 suggest that Bonhoeffer meant by "religionless Christianity"?

2. Why did Colonel Claus von Sauffenberg join the conspiracy to assassinate Hitler, according to Metaxas?

3. How does Metaxas explain Bonhoeffer's view of the relationship of the church to the world?

4. What was the last thing Bonhoeffer did with the prisoners with whom he was in transit before he was taken by the Gestapo to be executed?

5. Who does Metaxas identify as the individual who was largely responsible for helping Bonhoeffer have a purpose for going to America before Germany started a war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Metaxas identify as a major criticism that Bonhoeffer made of both the international ecumenical movement and the German Confessing Church?

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

6. What does Metaxas suggest to be the reason that Bonhoeffer's uncle, Paul von Hase, spent a five hour visit at Tegel Prison on June 30, 1944.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Bonhoeffer was in America he was exposed to the segregation of American blacks from the mainstream of white social institutions. Explain how Bonhoeffer responded to this from his theological viewpoint and how his time in America prepared him to respond to Nazi reprisals against the Jews.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Think of yourself as being in the role of a church leader in Nazi Germany in 1934. You are being pressured by the government to accept various intrusions into your church, such as making your youth department part of the Hitler Youth, and taking loyalty oaths to the Nazi Party. Write how you would plan to respond and what steps you would take to prepare your church for your decision, then write the message you would deliver to your congregation telling them of your decision and informing them of the first steps they will need to take so you can lead your church toward where you feel it needs to go.

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