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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29, 30 and 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Metaxas claim annoyed Hitler regarding Christian teaching?
(a) That Christianity taught that Jesus was the only begotten son of God.
(b) That Christianity preached meekness.
(c) That Christianity had a long tradition that could not be dismantled.
(d) That Jesus was Jewish.

2. According to Metaxas, to what did ideas and beliefs have to relate before Bonhoeffer would consider them worthwhile?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The universal catholic church.
(c) The world of reality outside one's mind.
(d) The observations of great historians.

3. What does Metaxas report to be the name of the church wherein Bonhoeffer heard the preaching of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.?
(a) Riverside Church.
(b) Abyssinian Baptist Church.
(c) Park Avenue Baptist Church.
(d) First Baptist Church of New York City.

4. What was the objective that Bonhoeffer put to the attendees of the youth conference that began the ecumenical conference at Fano?
(a) The objective was to realize that suffering was eminent.
(b) The objective was to hear what God would say to them.
(c) The objective was to help attendees make international contacts so they could find passage out of Germany.
(d) The objective was to equip the attendees with the knowledge to overcome Nazi attacks on their faith.

5. What was the date of Bonhoeffer's death, according to Metaxas?
(a) July 27, 1945.
(b) August 15, 1945.
(c) May 8, 1945.
(d) April 9, 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question regarding the reformation became increasingly important to Bonhoeffer as the Nazis became increasingly demanding of the Lutheran church?

2. What was the last thing Bonhoeffer did with the prisoners with whom he was in transit before he was taken by the Gestapo to be executed?

3. Who gave Hitler early congratulations for his successful annexation of Austria, according to Metaxas?

4. What was the date of Bonhoeffer's Memorial Service, according to Metaxas?

5. Who does Metaxas report to be an inmate of Bonhoeffer who once performed brutal medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners?

(see the answer key)

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