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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For most of 1937, Klemperer finds himself believing that most Germans have always been somewhat ____________.
(a) Isolationist.
(b) Anti-Semitic.
(c) Pan-European.
(d) Nationalistic.

2. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.
(a) Non-Jewish and Aryan.
(b) Jewish and Semitic.
(c) Protestant and black.
(d) Catholic and Aryan.

3. What is the topic of Klemperer's book, The Eighteenth Century?
(a) It is a review of eighteenth-century literature.
(b) it is a review of eighteenth-century German history.
(c) It is a review of eighteenth-century art.
(d) It is a review of eighteenth-century politics.

4. In May, Victor and Eva take a five-day automobile vacation. Which city is their first stop?
(a) Strausberg.
(b) Dusseldorf.
(c) Stuttgart.
(d) Munich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What puts Palestine beyond the reach of many?

2. What happens to Klemperer's position after he leaves it?

3. What does Klemperer risk for avoiding giving the Nazi salute during class?

4. As anti-Jew laws become stricter, what is an example of the type of public facilities from which Jews are excluded in 1936?

5. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?

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