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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. In addition to continuing dental problems, what health problem does Eva suffer from during 1937?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Endometriosis.
(c) Ulcers.
(d) Nervousness.

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

3. In what month of 1939 are the Klemperers notified that, beginning April 1940, their house will be rented to an Aryan?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) December.
(d) November.

4. When the Klemperers take their second eight-day automobile vacation later in 1937 where do they go?
(a) The North Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) The Aegean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose fascist regime does Nazi Germany begin to support in 1937?

2. By 1940, war _________ commonplace.

3. While in Berlin, Klemperer learns that anti-government elements frequently copy thousands of subversive or censored handbills _______________ and distribute them secretly.

4. What does Klemperer call the building in which their apartment is located?

5. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Early in 1939, on what book does Klemperer begin to work in earnest?

2. In what part of 1940 does the expansion in scope of the war become particularly marked?

3. The return of what German legion, according to Klemperer, is celebrated in June 1939?

4. When the Nazis renovate or make improvements the property they seized from Victor Klemperer, to whom do they send the bill?

5. In 1939, what does Klemperer say the purpose of his diary is?

6. For what kinds of property issues do the Klemperers find themselves harassed by the city during 1937?

7. As 1940 progresses, which continent becomes entirely involved in World War II?

8. Klemperer spends time during 1939 considering the relationship between Jews and the historic German nation. What is his conclusion?

9. What country's civil war is still ongoing throughout 1937?

10. After making inquiries into emigration during 1939, what does Klemperer conclude about his efforts to leave Germany?

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