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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1935'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work is done on the Klemperers' empty lot through the end of 1933?
(a) A fence is built.
(b) A vineyard is planted.
(c) A cellar is excavated.
(d) A fence is built and a cellar is excavated.

2. How much of the retirement pay that they had worked for do Catholics, Communists, and Jews who lose their jobs get?
(a) Full retirement pay.
(b) Half retirement pay.
(c) One-third retirement pay.
(d) None.

3. In July 1934, in whose favor is Klemperer's lawsuit settled?
(a) Klemperer's.
(b) It isn't settled; it is thrown out of court.
(c) The defendant's.
(d) It is split between both parties.

4. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.
(a) Catholic and Aryan.
(b) Jewish and Semitic.
(c) Non-Jewish and Aryan.
(d) Protestant and black.

5. What about many Jews' attitude towards the Nazis amazes Klemperer?
(a) They accept them.
(b) They want to join the Nazi party.
(c) They want to become Communists as a sign of protest.
(d) They agree with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.

2. What is the topic of Klemperer's book, The Eighteenth Century?

3. Before his discharge from the army, where did Klemperer serve?

4. Hitler proclaims compulsory ______________.

5. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?

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