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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. Why was the plan to assassinate Hitler in Operation Flash not successful, according to Metaxas?

2. What happened to Gersdorff after his failed attempt?

3. What does Metaxas claim to have inspired Bonhoeffer and his fellow prisoners to hang on through their imprisonment in Buchenwald?

4. How does Metaxas indicate that Churchill harmed the conspiracy against Hitler?

5. To what Biblical prophets did Metaxas compare Bonhoeffer based upon the speech he gave at Fano?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Where did Hitler require the French to sign the instrument of surrender to Germany after Hitler had conquered them, according to Metaxas?

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. What does Metaxas claim to be Bonhoeffer's indication that the Gestapo was preparing to arrest him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Upon entering Berlin, Bonhoeffer took exceptions with Adolf von Harnack's approach to theology and proceeded to debate Harnack's positions. Harnack, however, chose to invite Bonhoeffer to study under him during Harnack's final summer seminar and Bonhoeffer accepted the invitation. Explain how Bonhoeffer choosing to learn from people with whom he disagreed was a sign of his character that followed him through his life. Detail how this tendency affected his relationships, his ministries, and his persecution and eventual imprisonment.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Upon arriving in America and beginning his studies here, Bonhoeffer made some very harsh criticisms of American theology students. Are Bonhoeffer's observations true to this day? If so, how are they demonstrated? If not, explain why he is mistaken and point out evidence from the time of Bonhoeffer's visit that makes his observations incorrect.

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