View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Metaxas suggest Karl Bonhoeffer met living expenses during the period of hyperinflation caused by the Treaty of Versailles?
(a) By selling the family home.
(b) By taking payment in other currencies than the Deutch Mark.
(c) By taking additional work as a university professor and medical writer.
(d) By cashing in a life insurance policy.

3. What does Metaxas report to be the occupations of Bonhoeffer's parents?
(a) Doctor and teacher.
(b) Doctor and Lawyer.
(c) Professor and Lawyer.
(d) Teacher and physicist.

4. How does Metaxas report a member of Igel described Bonhoeffer?
(a) "Extremely secure and self-confident, not vain, but 'able to tolerate criticism.'"
(b) "Generally patriotic."
(c) "A Champion of the kaiser and the policies of Bismarck."
(d) "Far more rooted in his home than was customary among his fellow students."

5. What German philosopher does Metaxas suggest that Hitler believed prophesied his rise to power?
(a) Speer.
(b) Borman.
(c) Machiavelli.
(d) Nietzche.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's speech, "The Younger Generation's Altered Concept of Leadership", that he gave two days after Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany?

3. What does Metaxas report to be the conditions in Germany that inspired Adolph Hitler to lead the Bierhall Putch?

4. What momentous historic event does Metaxas note took place two days after Bonhoeffer arrived in Germany, and of which he was ignorant?

5. For what reason does Metaxas report that Bonhoeffer and Hermann Sasse wrote the Bethel Confession?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 552 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample