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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?
(a) Jews were persecuted on political grounds.
(b) Jews were persecuted on religious grounds.
(c) Jews were persecuted on racial grounds.
(d) Jews were persecuted on economic grounds.

2. What was the question that Metaxas claims Jean Lassere put to Bonhoeffer that led him to become involved in the ecumenical movement?
(a) "Is our war between flesh and blood or between the spirits of God and the spirits of the devil?"
(b) "Do you really believe that Christ would call us to kill each other to determine if French Christians were better than German Christians?"
(c) "Do we believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of the Saints, or do we believe in the eternal mission of France?"
(d) "Are you willing to forgo all you have been taught about your people and take part in something much greater?"

3. Who taught Bonhoeffer's nanny, Kathe van Horn, Christian concepts that challenged Lutheran orthodoxies of the day?
(a) John Calvin.
(b) Count Zinzendorf.
(c) Martin Luther.
(d) She taught herself.

4. What does Metaxas use for the information upon which he builds his book?
(a) Public records of Bonhoeffers activities as a spy.
(b) Interviews of Bonhoeffer's intimates.
(c) The collected works of Bonhoeffer's biographers.
(d) Bonhoeffer's own writings.

5. What does Metaxas claim to have given Bonhoeffer any value during his trip to New York?
(a) Negro Churches.
(b) The open debate regarding social issues.
(c) The socially focused church activities.
(d) The casual attitudes of seminary students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer became a soldier?

2. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer, "...struggled with the 'problem' of being charming."

3. What was Bonhoeffer's view of philosophy, according to Metaxas?

4. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer discovered of Spanish professors and contemporary Spanish writers?

5. What does Metaxas report to be the name of the church wherein Bonhoeffer heard the preaching of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.?

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