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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do family members and friends among the groups who are discriminated against by the Nazis begin to lose track of each other?
(a) Writing letters and making telephone calls becomes forbidden.
(b) Writing letters becomes forbidden.
(c) Making telephone calls becomes too expensive.
(d) Writing letters and making telephone calls becomes politically dangerous.

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

3. What health condition(s) do both Klemperers appear to have?
(a) Depression and hypochondria.
(b) Hypertension.
(c) Malnourishment.
(d) Anxiety and diabetes.

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

5. What does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?
(a) Romance literature and political science.
(b) Philology and romance literature.
(c) History and Renaissance literature.
(d) Philology and history.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Klemperer believe will defeat the Nazis' anti-Semitism?

3. What is the truth about the voluntary Nazi political-fund drives?

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

5. What about many Jews' attitude towards the Nazis amazes Klemperer?

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