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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hitler visits Italy in 1938, it becomes evident that he is Mussolini's ____________.
(a) Master.
(b) Rival.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Ally.

2. What U.S. town does Georg emigrate to?
(a) New Philadelphia.
(b) Newtonville.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Newville.

3. Which concentration camp does Victor report hearing rumors of?
(a) Mauthausen.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Buchenwald.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

4. Whose fascist regime does Nazi Germany begin to support in 1937?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Franco.
(c) Vichy.
(d) Tito.

5. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?
(a) Toledo.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Newtonville.

6. In addition to continuing dental problems, what health problem does Eva suffer from during 1937?
(a) Ulcers.
(b) Nervousness.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Endometriosis.

7. What dominates much of Victor's diary entries for 1939?
(a) War with France.
(b) War with Poland.
(c) War with England.
(d) War with Russia.

8. Why does Klemperer speculate and report rumor and innuendo instead of actual news?
(a) Jews aren't allowed to listen to the radio.
(b) He doesn't trust the official news media.
(c) There is a nationwide news blackout.
(d) Jews aren't allowed to read the newspapers.

9. Which two countries enter the war in 1939, along with Poland?
(a) England and France.
(b) France and Italy.
(c) Italy and Switzerland.
(d) Albania and Turkey.

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

11. Which tragedy does Klemperer believe reflects poorly on Hitler's government?
(a) The crashing of the Hindenburg.
(b) The Black Famine.
(c) The sinking of the Bismarck.
(d) The natural gas explosion in New London, Texas.

12. Which of Victor's relatives dies in October 1937?
(a) Grete, his sister.
(b) Maria, his sister-in-law.
(c) Eva, his wife.
(d) Georg, his brother.

13. In which city does Klemperer note that Jews are rumored to have been forcibly relocated to ghettos?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Cologne.
(d) Baumholder.

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

15. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?
(a) The Dölzchen ghetto.
(b) Their old apartment in Dresden.
(c) The Berlin ghetto.
(d) The Dresden ghetto.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1940, war _________ commonplace.

2. By what name is the November 1938 pogrom conducted by the Nazis commonly referred to?

3. Jewish bank accounts are _____________ and ready cash is seized.

4. Jews face much stricter rationing than ___________.

5. What does Klemperer expect in the wake of the assassination attempt that does not seem to materialize?

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