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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he becomes Chancellor of Germany, Hitler's ______________ rhetoric becomes central to national politics.
(a) Pro-Trade.
(b) Pan-European.
(c) Anti-Semitic.
(d) Pro-Active.

2. From what does Klemperer's youngest sister, Wally Sussman, die?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Old age.

3. What does Klemperer's book LTI deal with?
(a) Nazi terminology.
(b) Nazi hierarchy.
(c) Nazi beliefs.
(d) Nazi officials.

4. What happens to the books that the university library has to surrender to the authorities when said books are deemed to have failed censorship or not be fit for the average person?
(a) They are destroyed and the authors are arrested for treason.
(b) They are destroyed and the university receives no compensation.
(c) They are heavily censored and the authors are forced into Nazi re-education classes.
(d) They are heavily censored and then returned to the university.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What health condition(s) do both Klemperers appear to have?

2. Klemperer often deplores ____________ who knowingly support the Hitler government.

3. To which location does Georg Klemperer first emigrate after the Nazis strip Jews of their citizenship and rights?

4. What race was Helene Meyer, who won the silver medal in fencing for Germany?

5. Hitler proclaims compulsory ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon what--and for what reason--is the lawsuit between Klemperer and his publisher based?

2. What reason does Klemperer give for the phenomenon of families and friends beginning to lose track of each other as people started to emigrate?

3. Klemperer is amazed that many Jews accept the Nazis. What does he say that Jews' overall belief is regarding what life will be like once the Nazis' anti-Semitic program is fully established?

4. During World War I, where did Victor Klemperer serve during combat?

5. Instead of using Georg's money to emigrate, what does Klemperer do with it?

6. In mid-May 1936, what change does Klemperer make in his diary?

7. What does Klemperer note seems to be happening with the politicized and specialized language of the Third Reich during 1935?

8. What were one of the requirements of Palestine's immigration policies that made it difficult for Jews to emigrate there?

9. Klemperer ends his friendship with Gusti and Karl Weighardt because they criticized his driving skills to others. What is ironic about this decision?

10. What was the significance of the Sturmateilung (SA), the members of which were the primary target of Hitler during the "Night of the Long Knives"?

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