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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When school resumes in November, what happens to Klemperer's career?
(a) He receives a termination notice.
(b) He retires.
(c) He receives a promotion.
(d) He returns to the lecture circuit.

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

3. What puts Palestine beyond the reach of many?
(a) It does not accept European Jews.
(b) It requires immigrants to demonstrate considerable financial net worth.
(c) It requires immigrants to financially destitute themselves in order to apply for residence.
(d) It requires immigrants to convert to Islam.

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

5. In February, what accident are the Klemperers witness to?
(a) The collapse of a construction trench.
(b) A multiple-car collision.
(c) The collapse of a billboard.
(d) The sinking of a passenger ferry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Klemperer buy after receiving his driving permit?

2. How does Klemperer come up with the money to pay for the initial rounds of construction on his house?

3. In 1935, most of the construction on the new house is complete. In what area of the house does Eva spend most of her time working?

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

5. In what month does Klemperer receive his driving permit?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1933, Klemperer notes that many Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are wealthy or who have internationally marketable skills emigrate. What is life like for members of these groups who remain in Germany?

2. What was the significance of the Sturmateilung (SA), the members of which were the primary target of Hitler during the "Night of the Long Knives"?

3. Why do the Klemperers appear to be hypochondriacs?

4. In mid-May 1936, what change does Klemperer make in his diary?

5. Instead of using Georg's money to emigrate, what does Klemperer do with it?

6. Why does Klemperer learn to type in 1935?

7. In 1933, how does Klemperer find the German political situation?

8. In pondering the nature of fate, to what does Klemperer compare life?

9. What happens to Nazism in Germany during 1934, according to Klemperer?

10. When Klemperer receives letters from friends and family who have emigrated and have found success, he is both happy for and envious of them. What is the reason for Klemperer's envy?

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