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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1940'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1939, what is issued to the Jews?
(a) Special 'Jew' armbands.
(b) Rationing cards.
(c) Special 'Jew' identity cards.
(d) The dates on which they must move to the nearest ghetto.

2. Why does Klemperer receive a reduced-rate retirement payment?
(a) He is a veteran of World War I and is a convert to Christianity.
(b) He is a veteran of World War I and is married to an Aryan woman.
(c) He is a veteran of World War I.
(d) He is a convert to Christianity.

3. What about many Jews' attitude towards the Nazis amazes Klemperer?
(a) They agree with them.
(b) They want to join the Nazi party.
(c) They want to become Communists as a sign of protest.
(d) They accept them.

4. As anti-Jew laws become stricter, what is an example of the type of public facilities from which Jews are excluded in 1936?
(a) Public reading rooms.
(b) Grocery stores.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Police offices.

5. What city does Gusti Weighardt write the Klemperers she is moving to?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of 1940, clothing has become so scarce that:

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

3. Hitler proclaims compulsory ______________.

4. Which two countries enter the war in 1939, along with Poland?

5. What other means of saving money does Victor consider but ultimately discard as unworkable?

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