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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. To what did Bonhoeffer compare a crowd at a bullfight, according to Metaxas?
(a) The crowd from the bible yelling "crucify" at Christ.
(b) A type of bloodthirsty disregard for the dignity of life that he saw in Nazi brownshirts.
(c) The anger that his father would display when he was displeased with his actions.
(d) A vicious animal closing in for a kill.

2. What was the biblical text that Luther used for his sermon at Kaiser Wilhelm memorial Church, according to Metaxas?
(a) 1 Peter 2:20, "For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently this is commendable before God."
(b) Psalm 19, "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations."
(c) Revelation 2:4-5: "Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou has left thy first love...."
(d) Psalm 42, "My Soul is cast down within me."

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

4. Who was accused of burning down the Reichstag, according to Metaxas?
(a) Herman Goring.
(b) Marinus van der Lubbe.
(c) Georgi Dimitroff.
(d) Ernst Hanfstaengl.

5. To what did Metaxas credit much of Luther's bitterness toward the Jews and others at the end of his life?
(a) An increasing exclusionary view of grace.
(b) A legalistic view of sin.
(c) A hard-line interpretation of the bible.
(d) A series of illnesses and generally declining health.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interests did Bonhoeffer's mother pass to her daughter?

2. What were the three conclusions that Bonhoeffer announced in his address, "The Church and the Jewish Question", in rebuttal to the "Aryan Paragraph"?

3. To what conclusion does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer arrived in a journal entry regarding his observations of art and his criticism of art historians?

4. Which quote does Metaxas use to reflect Hitler's attitude toward Protestant pastors?

5. What does status does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer attained upon his death?

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