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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 conclusion does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer arrived in a journal entry regarding his observations of art and his criticism of art historians?
(a) "I believe that interpretation is not necessary in art."
(b) "The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life."
(c) "Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one."
(d) "We all know that Art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand. The artist must know the manner whereby to convince others of the truthfulness of his lies."

2. How did Germans consider the Weimar Republic, according to Metaxas?
(a) As an unpleasant political has forced on them by their enemies...who wanted Germany to be weak anyway.
(b) As preferable to Bolshevism.
(c) As just another political arrangement designed to empower the wealthy.
(d) As a logical extension from the days of the Kaiser who ruled over the united Germanic tribes.

3. 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 vicious animal closing in for a kill.
(c) The anger that his father would display when he was displeased with his actions.
(d) A type of bloodthirsty disregard for the dignity of life that he saw in Nazi brownshirts.

4. What threat did Theodor Heckel make against Bonhoeffer to make him stop his attempts to oppose the German church from England?
(a) Heckel said that he could use his position to have his degrees rescinded.
(b) Heckel said that if Bonhoeffer returned he could be put in a concentration camp.
(c) Heckel implied that Bonhoeffer's activities with non-German church leaders were considered treasonous.
(d) Heckel pointed out that the government knew where Bonhoeffer's family lived.

5. At what age does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer completed his second postdoctoral thesis?
(a) 27
(b) 33
(c) 31
(d) 23

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Metaxas suggest the students in Bonhoeffer's confirmation class in Wedding were different from similar children in classes he taught in Harlem?

2. What does Metaxas report to be Bonhoeffer's first ministry?

3. What accomplishment of Bonhoeffer's maternal great grandfather, Karl August von Hase, does Metaxas credit with fueling Bonhoeffer's interest in Rome?

4. How did the German Pastor's Emergency League respond to Reichsbischof Ludwig Muller's attempt to prevent it from meeting in synod by closing the Berlin Cathedral, according to Metaxas?

5. What quote does Metaxas pull from a sermon that Bonhoeffer gave in Barcelona while his parents were visiting?

(see the answer key)

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