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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does nearly every Jew remaining in Germany, including the Klemperers, try to do in response to the rumors of ghettos?
(a) Kill themselves.
(b) Join the resistance.
(c) Hide in neighbors' attics and basements.
(d) Emigrate.

2. What is the purpose of the yellow sign that the government puts on Klemperer's fence corners?
(a) It announces that the property is under construction.
(b) It announces that the property is for sale.
(c) It announces that the property belongs to a mixed-race couple.
(d) It announces that the property belongs to a Jew.

3. In what month of 1939 are the Klemperers notified that, beginning April 1940, their house will be rented to an Aryan?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) April.

4. In his entries of 1939, Victor Klemperer spends some time pondering the relationship between Jews and:
(a) The historic German nation.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Protestants.
(d) Other European nations.

5. The Nazis call the invasion of which country off?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Poland.

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

7. In 1939, what is issued to the Jews?
(a) Special 'Jew' identity cards.
(b) The dates on which they must move to the nearest ghetto.
(c) Special 'Jew' armbands.
(d) Rationing cards.

8. Jewish bank accounts are _____________ and ready cash is seized.
(a) Divided among heirs.
(b) Frozen.
(c) Signed over to the Palestinian government.
(d) Listed in the official party newspaper.

9. In late 1937, Hjalmar Schacht retires as the minister of ____________.
(a) Health.
(b) War.
(c) Economics.
(d) Environment.

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

11. In December 1940, what are Jews ordered to begin wearing?
(a) Yellow shoes.
(b) Yellow jackets.
(c) Yellow yarmulkes.
(d) Yellow armbands.

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) 52,649.
(b) 52.469.
(c) 56,249.
(d) 56,429.

13. In October 1938, when Victor becomes ill, why can't he obtain medical attention?
(a) Because he is in a mixed-race marriage.
(b) Because he is a Jew.
(c) Because he has no insurance.
(d) Because he has no money.

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

15. Why does Klemperer begin to send out job applications to other countries?
(a) He wants to emigrate.
(b) He does not feel particularly Jewish anymore.
(c) He does not feel particularly German anymore.
(d) He has realized that Nazism is not going away anytime soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to continuing dental problems, what health problem does Eva suffer from during 1937?

2. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?

3. What does Victor begin doing with his personal items?

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

5. What city does Gusti Weighardt write the Klemperers she is moving to?

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