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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Bonhoeffer's memorial service, according to Metaxas?
(a) Union Theological Seminary.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Holy Trinity Church in London, England.
(d) Flossenburg concentration camp.

3. Why was the plan to assassinate Hitler in Operation Flash not successful, according to Metaxas?
(a) The fuses did not detonate the bombs.
(b) Hitler changed his plans and was not present when the conspirators thought he would be.
(c) The suicide bomber who was to execute the plan lost his nerve.
(d) Hitler was protected by an armor barrier that protected him from explosions.

4. How does Metaxas explain the affect of the Aryan Paragraph on the German Church?
(a) It would require that Jesus be depicted as an Aryan.
(b) It would establish a new congregation made up entirely of those who could pass the genetic standards of being Aryan.
(c) It would replace the Bible with genetic science.
(d) It would prohibit any pastors with Jewish blood from ministry.

5. According to Metaxas, after Bonhoeffer had returned to Germany from New York, how did he view theology?
(a) He believed that theology was what separated Christians from pagans.
(b) He believed that theology was the basis by which the Bible should be studied.
(c) He believed that theology was to be protected from the Nazis.
(d) He believed that theology must lead to the practical aspects of how to live as a Christian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bonhoeffer deal with the conduct of the students in Wedding?

2. What threat did Theodor Heckel make against Bonhoeffer to make him stop his attempts to oppose the German church from England?

3. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer's struggle with avoiding military service as Germany prepared for war proves regarding his thinking?

4. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?

5. What decision did Hitler make in October, 1933, that further catapulted his popularity with Germans?

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