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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 26 and 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Bonhoeffer characterize his decision to go to Barcelona, according to Metaxas?
(a) "In spite of the protests of my parents, I decided this venture was where I was being led."
(b) "It happened that I went."
(c) "After much council and fervent prayer, I made the decision that changed my life."
(d) "I made my decision based upon what was best for me and Elizabeth (Zinn)."

2. What does Metaxas suggest prevented Bonhoeffer from accepting his grandmother's encouragement to take a trip to India to visit Ghandi?
(a) A concussion.
(b) An opportunity to travel to Rome.
(c) His birthday.
(d) A lack of funding.

3. Of what nation does Metaxas report Bonhoeffer to be a citizen?
(a) Poland.
(b) Germany.
(c) U.S.
(d) England.

4. What event began WWII according to Metaxas?
(a) The Non-aggression Pact between Hitler and Stalin.
(b) The Anschluss of Austria.
(c) Nazi occupation of Prague.
(d) The invasion of Poland.

5. Why does Metaxas claim that Bonhoeffer often mentioned the Tower of Babel in his sermons?
(a) To prove to the Nazis that Old Testament passages had modern applications.
(b) Because he felt that too many efforts by church leaders were misdirected.
(c) To link the Nazis attempts to control the church with man's "religious" attempt to reach heaven on his own strength.
(d) To communicate with his supporters that he saw the attempts of the Nazis to be destined for failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German philosopher does Metaxas suggest that Hitler believed prophesied his rise to power?

2. Who taught Bonhoeffer's nanny, Kathe van Horn, Christian concepts that challenged Lutheran orthodoxies of the day?

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

4. What part of Bonhoeffer's trip to New York does Metaxas suggest had the most influence on his changed preaching style?

5. How does Metaxas explain the Nuremberg laws affected the Jews?

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