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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1938'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom is Klemperer involved in a lawsuit during 1933 and 1934?
(a) A fellow author.
(b) His employer.
(c) A publisher.
(d) A student.

3. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Toledo.
(c) Newtonville.
(d) Greenville.

4. Which of the following countries is NOT one of the destinations favored by Jews emigrating from Germany in 1934?
(a) Poland.
(b) The United States.
(c) The Soviet Union.
(d) Palestine.

5. ___________ worries consume Klemperer in nearly every diary entry of 1936.
(a) Health.
(b) Persecution.
(c) Financial.
(d) Political.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?

2. Why does Klemperer begin to send out job applications to other countries?

3. What makes Klemperer break off all contact with the Wieghardts?

4. Which local German official begins a program of harassment against the Jews that results in fines levied against the Klemperers for things such as weeds in their yard?

5. What 1936 event prompts the brief removal of all anti-Semitic references in German media?

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