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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opinion does Klemperer say most of his Aryan friends and associates have of the Nazis?
(a) They are undecided.
(b) They support them.
(c) They are against them.
(d) They are neutral.

2. When the police search the Klemperers' home in November, what besides books is taken?
(a) Eva's jewelry.
(b) Victor's musket, which he carried in World War I.
(c) Victor's saber, which he carried in World War I.
(d) Victor's automobile.

3. What kind of car does Klemperer buy after receiving his driving permit?
(a) A 1934 Volvo.
(b) A 1932 Ford.
(c) A 1932 Opel.
(d) A 1936 Volkswagen.

4. How does Klemperer come up with the money to pay for the initial rounds of construction on his house?
(a) He closes out a savings account.
(b) He comes into an inheritance.
(c) He secures a house loan.
(d) His brother Georg makes him a financial gift.

5. What race was Helene Meyer, who won the silver medal in fencing for Germany?
(a) Slavic.
(b) Black.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Aryan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Klemperer mistakenly believes the Night of the Long Knives demonstrates what?

3. In 1938, Germany annexes __________ in a non-violent political victory known today as the Anschluss.

4. What dominates much of Victor's diary entries for 1939?

5. From what does Klemperer's youngest sister, Wally Sussman, die?

(see the answer key)

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