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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the books that the university library has to surrender to the authorities when said books are deemed to have failed censorship or not be fit for the average person?
(a) They are heavily censored and then returned to the university.
(b) They are destroyed and the university receives no compensation.
(c) They are destroyed and the authors are arrested for treason.
(d) They are heavily censored and the authors are forced into Nazi re-education classes.

2. In 1935, how are Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are still employed removed from their jobs?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are fired.
(c) They are asked to resign.
(d) They are offered buyout packages.

3. What does Klemperer believe will defeat the Nazis' anti-Semitism?
(a) The German national character.
(b) Christianity.
(c) The Allies.
(d) Communism.

4. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?
(a) She is very healthy and never gets sick.
(b) She is confined to a wheelchair.
(c) She is infirm and sickly on a nearly daily basis.
(d) She is generally healthy but occasionally falls ill.

5. What piece of office equipment does Victor learn to use in 1935?
(a) A telegraph.
(b) A mimeograph machine.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A transcription machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which town have the Klemperers purchased an empty lot?

2. What does Klemperer risk for avoiding giving the Nazi salute during class?

3. Which group of people were not discharged from employment during 1933?

4. What is the "Night of the Long Knives" referred to as by Klemperer?

5. At what point during classes are professors expected to give the Nazi salute?

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