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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?
(a) History and Renaissance literature.
(b) Philology and history.
(c) Philology and romance literature.
(d) Romance literature and political science.

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

3. Klemperer often deplores ____________ who knowingly support the Hitler government.
(a) Bankers.
(b) Intellectuals.
(c) Farm coalitions.
(d) Jews.

4. When was Eva born?
(a) October 9, 1881.
(b) July 13, 1881.
(c) October, 9, 1882.
(d) July 13, 1882.

5. What is the "Night of the Long Knives" referred to as by Klemperer?
(a) The Kristallnacht.
(b) The Röhm Revolt.
(c) The Anschluss.
(d) The Shoah.

6. With what type of inmates are prisons over-capacity?
(a) Non-violent.
(b) White-collar.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Political.

7. Who was killed during the Night of the Long Knives?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Former acquaintances and allies of Heidelberg.
(c) Former acquaintances and allies of Hitler.
(d) Jews.

8. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.
(a) The Führer.
(b) The Third Reich.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Nazism.

9. What type of marriages are prohibited?
(a) Anything other than civil marriages.
(b) Inter-faith.
(c) International.
(d) Inter-racial.

10. What did groups against whom the Nazis discriminated, if they had wealth or internationally desirable skills, do?
(a) Bribe the government to keep their positions.
(b) Emigrate.
(c) Seek high interest home loans.
(d) Change their identities.

11. As of 1936, for how long has Klemperer been unemployed?
(a) One month.
(b) Three years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three months.

12. In what month does Klemperer receive a planned termination notice?
(a) May.
(b) April.
(c) August.
(d) February.

13. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?
(a) Dresden.
(b) Nuremberg.
(c) Dölzschen.
(d) Berlin.

14. Why is Klemperer's manuscript of The Eighteenth Century rejected?
(a) Lack of market interest.
(b) Because it is poorly written.
(c) Because he is a Christian.
(d) Because he is a Jew.

15. What happens to Klemperer's position after he leaves it?
(a) It remains open but is not filled.
(b) It is filled by another Jew.
(c) It is filled by a non-Jew.
(d) It is not filled.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of 1934, which area of Europe votes to attach itself to Germany?

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

3. What is the truth about the voluntary Nazi political-fund drives?

4. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.

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

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