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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20, 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Metaxas claim Bonhoeffer's struggle with avoiding military service as Germany prepared for war proves regarding his thinking?
(a) 4. That Christians must be submissive to government, but they must not be a party to immorality.
(b) That Christians reach points that they have no good choices.
(c) That Christians cannot be governed by mere principles, but must hear from God.
(d) That Christians must first be motivated by the affects of their decisions on others.

2. How does Metaxas claim Hitler viewed Christianity and the church?
(a) Hitler viewed the church pragmatically and appealed to it to gain power.
(b) Hitler was ambivalent to the church and focused only on his political fortunes.
(c) Hitler was a faithful Catholic and encouraged members of his entourage to remain active in their congregations.
(d) Hitler viewed the church as a barrier to his power and attempted to have it destroyed.

3. According to Metaxas, upon what basis were Jews persecuted in Nazi Germany?
(a) Jews were persecuted on economic grounds.
(b) Jews were persecuted on religious grounds.
(c) Jews were persecuted on political grounds.
(d) Jews were persecuted on racial grounds.

4. What were the two reasons Metaxas cites that Bonhoeffer decided to lead two German congregations in London?
(a) To practically apply what he had learned of ministry and to prepare to become a German ex-patriot as the Nazis continued to absorb power.
(b) To inform England of the turmoil coming to Germany and to safely lead a church insurrection from outside of Germany.
(c) To minister freely without Nazi intrusions and to restore his energy for challenges in Germany that he knew were to come.
(d) To participate in honest "parish work" and to separate from the church struggles in Germany to gain perspective on the bigger picture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Metaxas claim the Reigchstag Fire Edict empowered the Nazis over Germany?

2. What does Metaxas claim to have given Bonhoeffer any value during his trip to New York?

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

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

5. According to Metaxas, to what did ideas and beliefs have to relate before Bonhoeffer would consider them worthwhile?

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