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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.
(a) Protestant and black.
(b) Non-Jewish and Aryan.
(c) Jewish and Semitic.
(d) Catholic and Aryan.

2. Along with his strongest recommendations to flee Germany, what does Georg give Victor and Eva Klemperer?
(a) Secret information about what Hitler has planned next for the Jews.
(b) A considerable sum of money.
(c) A year's supply of medicine.
(d) Tickets on the next flight out of Germany.

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

4. By the end of 1934, which area of Europe votes to attach itself to Germany?
(a) The Transvaal region.
(b) The Saar region.
(c) Austria.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

5. What health condition(s) do both Klemperers appear to have?
(a) Malnourishment.
(b) Anxiety and diabetes.
(c) Hypertension.
(d) Depression and hypochondria.

6. To what organization, if any, did the people killed during the Night of the Long Knives belong?
(a) Gestapo.
(b) None.
(c) Luftwaffe.
(d) Sturmabteilung.

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

8. What does Klemperer risk for avoiding giving the Nazi salute during class?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Death.
(c) Loss of employment.
(d) Torture.

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

10. Which of the following countries is NOT one of the destinations favored by Jews emigrating from Germany in 1934?
(a) The Soviet Union.
(b) The United States.
(c) Palestine.
(d) Poland.

11. What is one interesting example of Nazi indoctrination noted by Klemperer in his 1936 entries?
(a) Propagandistic slogans used as postmarks.
(b) Propagandistic slogans used as fortunes in fortune cookies.
(c) The production of coloring books that indoctrinate children.
(d) Mein Kampf replacing Bibles in churches and synagogues.

12. What was the response to the Nazi party's rise to power, coupled with the poor economic climate of the times?
(a) Enthusiasm and gratitude.
(b) Riots and looting.
(c) Burglaries and murders.
(d) Demonstrations and assemblies.

13. In 1935, how are Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are still employed removed from their jobs?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are offered buyout packages.
(c) They are fired.
(d) They are asked to resign.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Victor born?

2. What 1936 event prompts the brief removal of all anti-Semitic references in German media?

3. Why is Klemperer's manuscript of The Eighteenth Century rejected?

4. What opinion does Klemperer say most of his Aryan friends and associates have of the Nazis?

5. What piece of office equipment does Victor learn to use in 1935?

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