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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1940'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Klemperer notes with surprise that many troops are being sent to:
(a) Switzerland.
(b) The east.
(c) The south.
(d) The west.

2. When he becomes Chancellor of Germany, Hitler's ______________ rhetoric becomes central to national politics.
(a) Pan-European.
(b) Pro-Active.
(c) Pro-Trade.
(d) Anti-Semitic.

3. Which of the following countries is NOT one of those the Nazis first occupy in 1940?
(a) Poland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Norway.
(d) Belgium.

4. How much of the retirement pay that they had worked for do Catholics, Communists, and Jews who lose their jobs get?
(a) One-third retirement pay.
(b) None.
(c) Full retirement pay.
(d) Half retirement pay.

5. With what type of inmates are prisons over-capacity?
(a) Non-violent.
(b) White-collar.
(c) Political.
(d) Criminal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "Night of the Long Knives" referred to as by Klemperer?

2. Klemperer often deplores ____________ who knowingly support the Hitler government.

3. For what reason was Klemperer discharged from the army?

4. What word does Klemperer use for the first time (on April 9, 1939) to describe the German-Italian alliance?

5. In which war does Italy become involved toward the end of 1935?

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