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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Klemperer receive a reduced-rate retirement payment?
(a) He is a veteran of World War I.
(b) He is a convert to Christianity.
(c) He is a veteran of World War I and is a convert to Christianity.
(d) He is a veteran of World War I and is married to an Aryan woman.

2. In his entries of 1939, Victor Klemperer spends some time pondering the relationship between Jews and:
(a) The historic German nation.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Protestants.
(d) Other European nations.

3. In 1938, Germany annexes __________ in a non-violent political victory known today as the Anschluss.
(a) The Sudetenland.
(b) Pomerania.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

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

5. Bombings occur in the West, then in Berlin, and then occasionally in:
(a) Munich.
(b) Heidelburg.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Dusseldorf.

Short Answer Questions

1. When school resumes in November, what happens to Klemperer's career?

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

3. Which group does Klemperer say is the object of virulent Nazi messages in 1937?

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

5. When was Victor born?

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