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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1936'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one interesting example of Nazi indoctrination noted by Klemperer in his 1936 entries?
(a) Propagandistic slogans used as postmarks.
(b) The production of coloring books that indoctrinate children.
(c) Propagandistic slogans used as fortunes in fortune cookies.
(d) Mein Kampf replacing Bibles in churches and synagogues.

3. What makes Klemperer break off all contact with the Wieghardts?
(a) Their criticism of his driving skills.
(b) Their political views.
(c) They become members of the Nazi party.
(d) Their criticism of his political views.

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

5. Why is Klemperer's manuscript of The Eighteenth Century rejected?
(a) Because it is poorly written.
(b) Lack of market interest.
(c) Because he is a Christian.
(d) Because he is a Jew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion does Klemperer say most of his Aryan friends and associates have of the Nazis?

2. In which town have the Klemperers purchased an empty lot?

3. What has happened to Klemperer's theory of the essential character of the German nation?

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

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

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