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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1937'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work is done on the Klemperers' empty lot through the end of 1933?
(a) A cellar is excavated.
(b) A fence is built and a cellar is excavated.
(c) A vineyard is planted.
(d) A fence is built.

2. What other means of saving money does Victor consider but ultimately discard as unworkable?
(a) Cancelling his newspaper subscription.
(b) Giving up coffee.
(c) Stopping drinking.
(d) Stopping smoking.

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

4. By the middle of 1937, Victor and Eva are taking long country drives for what purpose?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) To search for retail items.
(c) To see relatives.
(d) To discuss escape plans.

5. What was the name of the 1935 law that deprived German Jews of their citizenship and rights?
(a) The Nuremberg Laws of Citizenship and Race.
(b) The Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor.
(c) The Reich Citizenship Law.
(d) The Reich Laws of Citizenship and Race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both Victor and Eva appear to be _____________ much of the time in the entries written in 1936.

2. What is one interesting example of Nazi indoctrination noted by Klemperer in his 1936 entries?

3. What is the topic of Klemperer's book, The Eighteenth Century?

4. With what type of inmates are prisons over-capacity?

5. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.

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