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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Klemperer receive his driving permit?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) January.

2. During which war did Klemperer serve in the German armed forces?
(a) Franco-Prussian War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The German Revolution.

3. What about many Jews' attitude towards the Nazis amazes Klemperer?
(a) They want to become Communists as a sign of protest.
(b) They accept them.
(c) They agree with them.
(d) They want to join the Nazi party.

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

5. What does Klemperer believe will defeat the Nazis' anti-Semitism?
(a) Communism.
(b) The German national character.
(c) Christianity.
(d) The Allies.

6. In July 1934, in whose favor is Klemperer's lawsuit settled?
(a) It is split between both parties.
(b) Klemperer's.
(c) The defendant's.
(d) It isn't settled; it is thrown out of court.

7. What does Klemperer's book LTI deal with?
(a) Nazi terminology.
(b) Nazi hierarchy.
(c) Nazi officials.
(d) Nazi beliefs.

8. To which location does Georg Klemperer first emigrate after the Nazis strip Jews of their citizenship and rights?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Philadelphia.

9. Eva and Victor are between what ages, respectively, during 1933?
(a) 52 and 61.
(b) 50 and 60.
(c) 61 and 52.
(d) 60 and 50.

10. Toward the end of 1935, ______________ of food and various other materials become common.
(a) Rationing.
(b) Shortages.
(c) Surpluses.
(d) Complete unavailability.

11. ___________ worries consume Klemperer in nearly every diary entry of 1936.
(a) Health.
(b) Financial.
(c) Persecution.
(d) Political.

12. In 1935, which religious group begins experiencing persecution, including lengthy prison terms?
(a) Seventh-Day Adventists.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Jehovah's Witnesses.
(d) Mormons.

13. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.
(a) Protestant; Judaism.
(b) Jew; Protestantism.
(c) Catholic; Judaism.
(d) Jew; Catholicism.

14. What piece of office equipment does Victor learn to use in 1935?
(a) A transcription machine.
(b) A telegraph.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) A mimeograph machine.

15. Who writes the propagandistic articles carried by most media outlets?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Nazi party officials.
(c) The reporters who work for the media outlets.
(d) Members of the former German government.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what point during classes are professors expected to give the Nazi salute?

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

4. How does the Nazi party come to power in January 1933?

5. What kind of car does Klemperer buy after receiving his driving permit?

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