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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14, 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quote of Bonhoeffer's friend, Franz Hildebrandt, does Metaxas use to show the intellectual demands Bonhoeffer placed on those who were close to him.
(a) "You could not be a friend of Dietrich's if you did not argue with him."
(b) "Dietrich would ask for explanations and proofs of everything that came out of your mouth."
(c) "He would know the answer to every question he asked you and put you under a constant test of your understanding of the Bible and the world."
(d) "Dietrich would expect you to go to plays, operas, and museums with him and engage in lengthy conversations as to the significance of whatever was put before us."

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

3. What are three Freedoms that Bishop George Bell asked in the Name of the Gospel for Christians in the German Church?
(a) Freedom to stand on biblical doctrine, Freedom of dissent with the government, and Freedom to instruct its youth the principles of Christianity.
(b) Freedom to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Freedom of assembly, and Freedom of dissent with the government.ospel for Christians in the German Church?
(c) Freedom to peach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Freedom of the printed word and assembly, Freedom of the Church to instruct its youth in the principles of Christianity.
(d) Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.

4. What was Bohnoeffers' first impression of American theology students, according to documents cited by Metaxas.
(a) They attempted to connect all their training to finding a profession.
(b) They were detached from the protestant heritage that was so vital in Germany.
(c) Their "new world" view offered a fresh perspective on his European theological training.
(d) They made shallow, unsubstantiated statements and were ignorant of dogmatics and basic theological questions.

5. What quote does Metaxas pull from a sermon that Bonhoeffer gave in Barcelona while his parents were visiting?
(a) "[I]f you want to find eternity, you must serve the times."
(b) "Christ has given scarcely any ethical prescriptions that wer not to be found already with the contemporary Jewish rabbis or in pagan literature."
(c) "The essence of Christianity is not about religion at all, but about the person of Christ."
(d) " I fear that Christians who venture to stand on earth on only one leg will stand in heaven on only one leg too."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's negotiating advantage during his time leading two congregations in London?

3. Who does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer's first love to be?

4. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer often mentioned the Tower of Babel in his sermons?

5. What does Metaxas point out to be the motivation of Luther's condemnations of the Jews that he wrote late in his life?

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