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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1940'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which major World War II battle begins in 1940?
(a) The Battle of Leyte Gulf.
(b) The invasion of Normandy.
(c) The Battle of Britain.
(d) The Battle of Midway.

2. What did groups against whom the Nazis discriminated, if they had wealth or internationally desirable skills, do?
(a) Seek high interest home loans.
(b) Emigrate.
(c) Change their identities.
(d) Bribe the government to keep their positions.

3. Most of the Jews in the ghetto consider an amphibious landing in England:
(a) The only way to end the war.
(b) Completely impossible.
(c) Absolutely possible.
(d) A huge risk, but worth the attempt.

4. In what month does Klemperer receive his driving permit?
(a) March.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) January.

5. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?
(a) She is confined to a wheelchair.
(b) She is infirm and sickly on a nearly daily basis.
(c) She is very healthy and never gets sick.
(d) She is generally healthy but occasionally falls ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of 1940 does Klemperer send his stamp collection and important papers to his friend Annemarie for safeguarding?

2. What does Klemperer believe will defeat the Nazis' anti-Semitism?

3. As anti-Jew laws become stricter, what is an example of the type of public facilities from which Jews are excluded in 1936?

4. Which of the following countries is NOT one of the destinations favored by Jews emigrating from Germany in 1934?

5. In what month of 1939 are the Klemperers notified that, beginning April 1940, their house will be rented to an Aryan?

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