Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20, 21 and 22.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What seeming contradiction of Bonhoeffer's was amplified by the war, according to Metaxas?
(a) Bonhoeffer would not join the military, but he encouraged others to join.
(b) Bonhoeffer would not be willing to kill as a soldier, but he was willing to conspire to kill Hitler.
(c) Bonhoeffer was not a pacifist, but he did not support wars.
(d) Bonhoeffer could not fight for Hitler's Germany, but he was extraordinarily supportive of those who did.
2. What position did Hitler take when German pastors were allowed to meet with him to express their concerns?
(a) He announce that he would deal with their rebellion with every means.
(b) He was non-committal and said he would take their concerns under advisement.
(c) He attempted to be conciliatory to keep their political support.
(d) He said he would pass their suggestions to Reichsbischof Muller.
3. What was Bohnoeffers' first impression of American theology students, according to documents cited by Metaxas.
(a) They made shallow, unsubstantiated statements and were ignorant of dogmatics and basic theological questions.
(b) Their "new world" view offered a fresh perspective on his European theological training.
(c) They attempted to connect all their training to finding a profession.
(d) They were detached from the protestant heritage that was so vital in Germany.
4. What are three Freedoms that Bishop George Bell asked in the Name of the Gospel for Christians in the German Church?
(a) Freedom of speech, press, and assembly.
(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 stand on biblical doctrine, Freedom of dissent with the government, and Freedom to instruct its youth the principles of Christianity.
(d) 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.
5. According to Metaxas, how did Karl Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's father, meet Bonhoeffer's mother, the former Paula von Hase?
(a) He met her at an "open evening" at the house of physicist Oscar meyer.
(b) He met her in her role as an assistant to Karl Wernicke, an internationally renowned professor of psychiatry.
(c) He met her while ice skating on the canals in the morning.
(d) He met her while on a tour to Breslau.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Metaxas indicate Deutsche Hilfsverein affected Bonhoeffer?
2. What does Metaxas identify as the major difference between the ecumenical movement and Bonhoeffer with regard to WWII?
3. What does Metaxas point out to be the motivation of Luther's condemnations of the Jews that he wrote late in his life?
4. How does Metaxas claim Hitler viewed Christianity and the church?
5. How did Germans consider the Weimar Republic, according to Metaxas?
This section contains 697 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |