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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Eva born?
(a) October 9, 1881.
(b) July 13, 1882.
(c) October, 9, 1882.
(d) July 13, 1881.

2. In which war does Italy become involved toward the end of 1935?
(a) The Balkan War.
(b) The Armenian War.
(c) The Abyssinian War.
(d) World War II.

3. Which group of people were not discharged from employment during 1933?
(a) Lutherans.
(b) Communists.
(c) Catholics.
(d) Jews.

4. What opinion does Klemperer say most of his Aryan friends and associates have of the Nazis?
(a) They are neutral.
(b) They are undecided.
(c) They support them.
(d) They are against them.

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 authors are arrested for treason.
(c) They are destroyed and the university receives no compensation.
(d) They are heavily censored and then returned to the university.

6. In 1935, how are Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are still employed removed from their jobs?
(a) They are offered buyout packages.
(b) They are fired.
(c) They are asked to resign.
(d) They are arrested.

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

8. What happens to Klemperer's position after he leaves it?
(a) It is filled by another Jew.
(b) It is not filled.
(c) It remains open but is not filled.
(d) It is filled by a non-Jew.

9. For what reason was Klemperer discharged from the army?
(a) He deserted.
(b) He was discharged for medical reasons.
(c) He was discharged because his enlistment period had expired.
(d) He was dishonorably discharged.

10. As of 1936, for how long has Klemperer been unemployed?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) One month.
(d) One year.

11. What type of marriages are prohibited?
(a) International.
(b) Inter-faith.
(c) Inter-racial.
(d) Anything other than civil marriages.

12. In what month does Klemperer receive a planned termination notice?
(a) February.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) April.

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

14. Hitler proclaims compulsory ______________.
(a) Military service.
(b) Work camps.
(c) Indoctrination classes.
(d) Church attendance.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Klemperer finds the costs of maintaining the car to be extremely ______________.

4. With whom is Klemperer involved in a lawsuit during 1933 and 1934?

5. What was the response to the Nazi party's rise to power, coupled with the poor economic climate of the times?

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