I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941 Test | Final Test - Easy

Victor Klemperer
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I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years, 1933-1941 Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Victor begin doing with his personal items?
(a) Packing them in preparation for the move.
(b) Selling them to pawnbrokers.
(c) Giving them away.
(d) Selling them in yard sales.

2. What word does Klemperer use for the first time (on April 9, 1939) to describe the German-Italian alliance?
(a) Allies.
(b) Axis.
(c) Italo-Prussian Alliance.
(d) Prusso-Italian Coalition.

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

4. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?
(a) I Shall Bear Witness.
(b) LTI.
(c) The Eighteenth Century.
(d) Fatherland.

5. Which group does Klemperer say is the object of virulent Nazi messages in 1937?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Jews.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Protestants.

6. Which two countries enter the war in 1939, along with Poland?
(a) Italy and Switzerland.
(b) England and France.
(c) Albania and Turkey.
(d) France and Italy.

7. How large is the apartment the Klemperers secure in the Dresden ghetto?
(a) Three rooms.
(b) Two rooms.
(c) One room.
(d) Two stories.

8. What does Klemperer do with the papers he does not send for safekeeping?
(a) Takes them with him to the ghetto.
(b) Burns them.
(c) Buries them.
(d) Shreds them.

9. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?
(a) Newtonville.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Cleveland.

10. Whom do the newspapers give the responsibility of breeding Nordic-blooded individuals to escape the taint of Jewry?
(a) The Gestapo.
(b) The SA.
(c) The SS.
(d) The Hitler Youth.

11. In addition to Jews and Catholics, what group of people comes under discrimination in 1938?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Methodists.
(c) Lutherans.
(d) Ministers.

12. In the middle of 1938, Jews are required to make their name 'Jewish' for easy identification. What does Victor begin calling himself in order to comply with this requirement?
(a) Jude-Victor.
(b) Victor-Israel.
(c) Israel-Victor.
(d) Victor-Jude.

13. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?
(a) The Dölzchen ghetto.
(b) Their old apartment in Dresden.
(c) The Dresden ghetto.
(d) The Berlin ghetto.

14. Which concentration camp does Victor report hearing rumors of?
(a) Bergen-Belsen.
(b) Mauthausen.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Buchenwald.

15. In October 1938, when Victor becomes ill, why can't he obtain medical attention?
(a) Because he is in a mixed-race marriage.
(b) Because he is a Jew.
(c) Because he has no insurance.
(d) Because he has no money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In November 1939, an unsuccessful attempt is made to assassinate:

2. During 1940, so-called mixed-race Jews, who were previously allowed in the military, are:

3. Why does Klemperer speculate and report rumor and innuendo instead of actual news?

4. How do the Klemperers mitigate maintenance costs?

5. What other means of saving money does Victor consider but ultimately discard as unworkable?

(see the answer keys)

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