Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy Quiz

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According to Metaxas, why didn't Hitler have everyone involved in the conspiracy against him immediately executed? (from Chapters 29, 30 and 31)

The war was winding down and the resources were not available to retrieve all of them.

He was planning massive, televised show trials after his success in the war.

He wanted to enjoy torturing the co-conspirators to their death.

Hitler wanted to get as much information as possible regarding the conspiracy.

What seeming contradiction of Bonhoeffer's was amplified by the war, according to Metaxas? (from Chapters 20, 21 and 22)

Bonhoeffer was not a pacifist, but he did not support wars.

Bonhoeffer would not be willing to kill as a soldier, but he was willing to conspire to kill Hitler.

Bonhoeffer would not join the military, but he encouraged others to join.

Bonhoeffer could not fight for Hitler's Germany, but he was extraordinarily supportive of those who did.

What was the politically dangerous message that Metaxas reports Bonhoeffer made in a sermon at Trinity Church in Berlin one month after Hitler became Chancellor? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

"The Jews remain to this day the chosen seed of God, from whom we, the Church of Jesus Christ, are the multitude of the promise to Abraham."

"The Church has only one altar, the altar of the Almighty...before which all creatures must kneel...."

"We have only one God, and His only Son was the King of the Jews."

"Who will you worship, the God of the Bible, or the Fuherer of Germany?"

What does Metaxas report to be the focus of Bonhoeffer's speech, "The Younger Generation's Altered Concept of Leadership", that he gave two days after Adolf Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany? (from Chapters 9 through 13)

Bonhoeffer was giving a philosophical dissent with a popular, decades old, concept, the Fuhrer Principle, that promoted the belief that Germany needed a strong central leader.

Bonhoeffer was giving a Christian rebuttal to the election of Hitler.

Bonhoeffer was providing a Biblical analysis of Hitler's election.

Bonhoeffer was alerting his listeners of the dangers of Hitler.

How did the Treaty of Versailles play a role in protecting Hitler from a coup, according to Metaxas? (from Chapters 23, 24 and 25)

The German generals desired to overthrow the treaty so they accepted the victories to which Hitler led them.

The treaty prohibited any action on their part unless it was taken under the advisement of the allied powers that wrote it.

Hitler pointed out that the treaty prohibited their jobs from existing, so he showed that his violating it was in their benefit.

The treaty prohibited such treachery as they were planning in their coup.