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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the middle of 1937, Victor and Eva are taking long country drives for what purpose?
(a) To see relatives.
(b) To discuss escape plans.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) To search for retail items.

2. How large is the apartment the Klemperers secure in the Dresden ghetto?
(a) Three rooms.
(b) Two rooms.
(c) Two stories.
(d) One room.

3. As bombardment in western Germany becomes more fierce, refugees from that region begin to move:
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

4. By the middle of 1941, what is virtually unobtainable for Jews?
(a) Meat and greens.
(b) Sugar and salt.
(c) Bread and cigarettes.
(d) Coffee and tea.

5. What about the Nazis' peculiar use of language especially stands out to Victor Klemperer?
(a) Their constant use of verbs.
(b) Their constant use of adverbs.
(c) Their refusal to use pronouns.
(d) Their constant use of superlatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.

2. When Gusti Weighardt's son, Karl, visits the Klemperers in May 1941, how does Victor describe him?

3. What puts Palestine beyond the reach of many?

4. What happens to the books that the university library has to surrender to the authorities when said books are deemed to have failed censorship or not be fit for the average person?

5. As the Nazification of Germany continues in 1935, what is altered to the ancient German names?

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