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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1941'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?
(a) Betty.
(b) Gusti.
(c) Grete.
(d) Georg.

2. The Nazis call the invasion of which country off?
(a) Poland.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

3. What opinion does Klemperer say most of his Aryan friends and associates have of the Nazis?
(a) They are against them.
(b) They are undecided.
(c) They support them.
(d) They are neutral.

4. In what month of 1940 does Klemperer send his stamp collection and important papers to his friend Annemarie for safeguarding?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) May.

5. How does Victor Klemperer respond to his brother's advice after considering it?
(a) He decides to emigrate if the Nazis are still in control in 1936.
(b) He declines to emigrate.
(c) He emigrates immediately.
(d) He can't make up his mind; he is paralyzed by fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which war did Klemperer serve in the German armed forces?

2. What dominates much of Victor's diary entries for 1939?

3. During his time in prison, Klemperer spends a considerable amount of time considering the subtle _____________ effects of imprisonment.

4. What does Klemperer expect in the wake of the assassination attempt that does not seem to materialize?

5. When Jews are prohibited by law, in 1941, from smoking tobacco, what does Klemperer smoke instead?

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