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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bombings occur in the West, then in Berlin, and then occasionally in:

2. When Klemperer applies to the American Consulate in Berlin, what number is he given when he is assigned to the immigrant waiting list?

3. What U.S. town does Georg emigrate to?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what month of 1940 does the Nazi party take control of the Klemperers' house and evict them?

2. What brings Klemperer to believe that most Germans have always been, somewhat, anti-Semitic.

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

4. In 1937, what is the conclusion that Klemperer draws about Hitler and the resilience of the Nazis?

5. What November 1938 event forced even those Jews who were most resolutely in denial (among them Klemperer) to finally come to terms with the genocidal hatred of Hitler?

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

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

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

9. As 1938 progresses, what form of resistance against the Nazis is occasionally reported?

10. Why does the Nazi regime imposes a 'billion-Mark' fine on Jewish citizens in 1938?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a July 1936 diary entry, Klemperer wonders, "What was I, what am I?" (p. 175). Supporting your arguments from the text, analyze Klemperer's statement and then answer it for him.

Essay Topic 2

Using the text as your backup, either prove or disprove Klemperer's 1939 statement that Nazi science long ago ceased to correspond to any reality.

Essay Topic 3

Considering the financial strain--along with the constant anxiety of being the target of state-sponsored discrimination--Klemperer was experiencing by 1936, what purpose might his diary entries about the minutiae of driving have served him? Support your explanation with examples from the text.

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