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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 infirm and sickly on a nearly daily basis.
(c) She is confined to a wheelchair.
(d) She is very healthy and never gets sick.

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

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

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

5. What is the truth about the voluntary Nazi political-fund drives?
(a) Jews' participation is mandatory; Aryans' participation is voluntary.
(b) They are a de facto mandatory tax.
(c) They are indeed voluntary.
(d) They are a de facto party membership fee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of office equipment does Victor learn to use in 1935?

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

3. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?

4. In 1935, which religious group begins experiencing persecution, including lengthy prison terms?

5. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.

(see the answer key)

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