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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. 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.

2. Which group of people were not discharged from employment during 1933?
(a) Communists.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Jews.
(d) Lutherans.

3. On what level do boycotts of Jewish-supplied goods and services occur during 1933?
(a) International.
(b) Regional.
(c) National.
(d) Local.

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

5. How does the Nazi party come to power in January 1933?
(a) A workers' revolution.
(b) A valid national election.
(c) A military coup.
(d) A rigged national election.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about many Jews' attitude towards the Nazis amazes Klemperer?

2. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.

3. Why do family members and friends among the groups who are discriminated against by the Nazis begin to lose track of each other?

4. What does Klemperer begin to question as 1933 progresses?

5. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Georg, Victor Klemperer's brother, sends him money to emigrate, Victor decides not to. Why?

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

5. To what does Klemperer compare the politicized and specialized language of the Third Reich?

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

7. When Klemperer receives his driving permit in January 1936, what emotions does he experience?

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

9. In 1933, how does Klemperer find the German political situation?

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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