Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Metaxas claim to be the priority of the congregations that Bonhoeffer led in London? (from Chapters 14, 15 and 16)

To help in opposing Nazi efforts to interfere with the mission of the church.

To influence other countries that the Nazi government was trustworthy.

To support the German Christians abroad.

Maintain cultural connections with the homeland.

2.

Who was the theologian that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer lobbied to have placed in the University of Berlin that the Nazis rejected? (from Chapters 7 and 8)

Karl Barth.

Georg Wobbermin.

Emil Brunner.

Erwin Sutz.

3.

What was the politically dangerous message that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer made in a sermon at Trinity Church in Berlin one month after Hitler became Chancellor? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

"The Church has only one altar, the altar of the Almighty...before which all creatures must kneel...."

"We have only one God, and His only Son was the King of the Jews."

"Who will you worship, the God of the Bible, or the Fuherer of Germany?"

"The Jews remain to this day the chosen seed of God, from whom we, the Church of Jesus Christ, are the multitude of the promise to Abraham."

4.

What does Metaxas report to be Hitler's proposal to navigate relations between the church and the German government? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

Appoint a Reichsbischof (Reich Bishop).

Adopt a confession of faith.

Appoint a commission of three bishops.

Receive an endorsement from the Pope.

5.

What event does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer saw Psalms 74 as being a direct communication from God regarding the situation in Germany? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

The Night of the Long Knives.

The Enabling Acts.

The Kristallnacht.

The 1936 Olympics.

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