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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1938, _____________ is partitioned and Germany claims a huge part of the country.
(a) Greece.
(b) Yugoslavia.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Austria.

3. As Klemperer reads accounts of France and England's negotiations and compromises with Germany, he is especially disgusted with _____________'s compliant negotiations.
(a) Churchill's.
(b) Chamberlain's.
(c) DeGaulle's.
(d) Roosevelt's.

4. By the end of 1940, clothing has become so scarce that:
(a) People are dying from exposure due to lack of proper clothes.
(b) The ill are stripped before admission to the hospital.
(c) People are dressing in flour sacks.
(d) The recently deceased are stripped before being cremated.

5. What does Klemperer expect in the wake of the assassination attempt that does not seem to materialize?
(a) Deportation to concentration camps.
(b) Immediate anti-Semitic reprisals.
(c) Additional anti-Jew laws.
(d) Forced relocation to ghettos.

6. While in Berlin, Klemperer learns that anti-government elements frequently copy thousands of subversive or censored handbills _______________ and distribute them secretly.
(a) In the United States.
(b) By hand.
(c) At printing companies in neutral countries.
(d) On underground printing presses.

7. Which group does Klemperer say is the object of virulent Nazi messages in 1937?
(a) Jews.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Protestants.
(d) Gypsies.

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) There is a nationwide news blackout.
(c) Jews aren't allowed to read the newspapers.
(d) He doesn't trust the official news media.

9. Most of the Jews in the ghetto consider an amphibious landing in England:
(a) The only way to end the war.
(b) Completely impossible.
(c) A huge risk, but worth the attempt.
(d) Absolutely possible.

10. In the middle of 1938, Jews are required to make their name 'Jewish' for easy identification. What does Victor begin calling himself in order to comply with this requirement?
(a) Victor-Israel.
(b) Victor-Jude.
(c) Israel-Victor.
(d) Jude-Victor.

11. In November 1939, an unsuccessful attempt is made to assassinate:
(a) Rommel.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Himmler.
(d) Göring.

12. When Klemperer applies to the American Consulate in Berlin, what number is he given when he is assigned to the immigrant waiting list?
(a) 56,249.
(b) 56,429.
(c) 52.469.
(d) 52,649.

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

14. Which local German official begins a program of harassment against the Jews that results in fines levied against the Klemperers for things such as weeds in their yard?
(a) The police chief.
(b) The sheriff.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The city manager.

15. Klemperer notes with surprise that many troops are being sent to:
(a) The south.
(b) The east.
(c) The west.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the police search the Klemperers' home in November, what besides books is taken?

2. In his entries of 1939, Victor Klemperer spends some time pondering the relationship between Jews and:

3. In May, Victor and Eva take a five-day automobile vacation. Which city is their first stop?

4. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?

5. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?

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