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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1935'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with his strongest recommendations to flee Germany, what does Georg give Victor and Eva Klemperer?
(a) Tickets on the next flight out of Germany.
(b) A considerable sum of money.
(c) A year's supply of medicine.
(d) Secret information about what Hitler has planned next for the Jews.

2. When was Victor born?
(a) October 9, 1881.
(b) July 13, 1881.
(c) October 9, 1882.
(d) July 13, 1882.

3. What does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?
(a) History and Renaissance literature.
(b) Romance literature and political science.
(c) Philology and romance literature.
(d) Philology and history.

4. What has happened to Klemperer's theory of the essential character of the German nation?
(a) He is seriously doubting it.
(b) He has entirely abandoned it.
(c) He has nearly abandoned it.
(d) He is holding tighter to it than ever.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?

2. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.

3. Eva and Victor are between what ages, respectively, during 1933?

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

5. When Paul von Hindenburg dies in August 1934, which office does Hitler assume in addition to that of Chancellor?

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