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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In February, what accident are the Klemperers witness to?
(a) The collapse of a billboard.
(b) A multiple-car collision.
(c) The collapse of a construction trench.
(d) The sinking of a passenger ferry.

3. What U.S. town does Georg emigrate to?
(a) Newville.
(b) Greenville.
(c) New Philadelphia.
(d) Newtonville.

4. Klemperer mistakenly believes the Night of the Long Knives demonstrates what?
(a) The essential weakness of Hitler's government.
(b) His theory of German character is incorrect.
(c) The essential strength of Hitler's government.
(d) The extent of Hitler's paranoia.

5. Who was killed during the Night of the Long Knives?
(a) Former acquaintances and allies of Hitler.
(b) Former acquaintances and allies of Heidelberg.
(c) Jews.
(d) Gypsies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?

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

4. In 1938, _____________ is partitioned and Germany claims a huge part of the country.

5. When he becomes Chancellor of Germany, Hitler's ______________ rhetoric becomes central to national politics.

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