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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1934'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The government uses various ________ methods to harass Jews and other so-called undesirables.
(a) Political.
(b) Subtle.
(c) Social.
(d) Obvious.

2. What does Klemperer begin to question as 1933 progresses?
(a) His ability to keep his job.
(b) His theory of national characteristics.
(c) His ability to remain in Germany.
(d) His ability to be considered a Protestant.

3. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.
(a) Jew; Protestantism.
(b) Catholic; Judaism.
(c) Protestant; Judaism.
(d) Jew; Catholicism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?

2. What was the response to the Nazi party's rise to power, coupled with the poor economic climate of the times?

3. In what month of 1934 do the Klemperers move into their home in Dölzschen?

4. What does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?

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

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