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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What puts Palestine beyond the reach of many?
(a) It requires immigrants to financially destitute themselves in order to apply for residence.
(b) It does not accept European Jews.
(c) It requires immigrants to demonstrate considerable financial net worth.
(d) It requires immigrants to convert to Islam.

2. What is the topic of Klemperer's book, The Eighteenth Century?
(a) It is a review of eighteenth-century politics.
(b) It is a review of eighteenth-century art.
(c) It is a review of eighteenth-century literature.
(d) it is a review of eighteenth-century German history.

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

4. What is the "Night of the Long Knives" referred to as by Klemperer?
(a) The Shoah.
(b) The Röhm Revolt.
(c) The Kristallnacht.
(d) The Anschluss.

5. Who writes the propagandistic articles carried by most media outlets?
(a) The reporters who work for the media outlets.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Nazi party officials.
(d) Members of the former German government.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason was Klemperer discharged from the army?

2. What type of expensive medical care does Eva require in 1934?

3. How does Klemperer come up with the money to pay for the initial rounds of construction on his house?

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

5. What work is done on the Klemperers' empty lot through the end of 1933?

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