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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1936'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of expensive medical care does Eva require in 1934?
(a) A liver transplant.
(b) Dental work.
(c) Open-heart surgery.
(d) In-patient mental care.

2. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.
(a) Catholic; Judaism.
(b) Jew; Protestantism.
(c) Jew; Catholicism.
(d) Protestant; Judaism.

3. What is the political orientation of the few newspapers that publish 'real' news?
(a) Prime-Time.
(b) Right.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Left.

4. As the Nazification of Germany continues in 1935, what is altered to the ancient German names?
(a) The days of the week.
(b) The names of the months.
(c) The regions of the country.
(d) The names of the cities and towns.

5. What happens to the books that the university library has to surrender to the authorities when said books are deemed to have failed censorship or not be fit for the average person?
(a) They are heavily censored and the authors are forced into Nazi re-education classes.
(b) They are destroyed and the university receives no compensation.
(c) They are heavily censored and then returned to the university.
(d) They are destroyed and the authors are arrested for treason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war begins in August 1936?

2. How much of the retirement pay that they had worked for do Catholics, Communists, and Jews who lose their jobs get?

3. When Klemperer's youngest sister, Wally Sussman, dies, in what city is the funeral held?

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

5. In which town have the Klemperers purchased an empty lot?

(see the answer key)

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