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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which political ideology is the Klemperers' friend, Gusti Wieghardt, enamored?
(a) Parliamentarianism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Communism.

2. The mass _____________ of Jews has had the effect of separating friends and relatives.
(a) Persecution.
(b) Ridicule.
(c) Execution.
(d) Emigration.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.

2. Who was killed during the Night of the Long Knives?

3. How does Victor Klemperer respond to his brother's advice after considering it?

4. Along with his strongest recommendations to flee Germany, what does Georg give Victor and Eva Klemperer?

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

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