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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. What opinion does Klemperer say most of his Aryan friends and associates have of the Nazis?
(a) They are against them.
(b) They are undecided.
(c) They are neutral.
(d) They support them.

2. What work is done on the Klemperers' empty lot through the end of 1933?
(a) A cellar is excavated.
(b) A vineyard is planted.
(c) A fence is built and a cellar is excavated.
(d) A fence is built.

3. What kind of car does Klemperer buy after receiving his driving permit?
(a) A 1932 Opel.
(b) A 1932 Ford.
(c) A 1936 Volkswagen.
(d) A 1934 Volvo.

4. What has happened to Klemperer's theory of the essential character of the German nation?
(a) He has nearly abandoned it.
(b) He has entirely abandoned it.
(c) He is seriously doubting it.
(d) He is holding tighter to it than ever.

5. With which political ideology is the Klemperers' friend, Gusti Wieghardt, enamored?
(a) Communism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Parliamentarianism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When school resumes in November, what happens to Klemperer's career?

2. Why is Klemperer's manuscript of The Eighteenth Century rejected?

3. When Klemperer's youngest sister, Wally Sussman, dies, in what city is the funeral held?

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

5. What type of expensive medical care does Eva require in 1934?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Klemperer is let go from his job, his pension is cut and he complains about the reduced pay. What will he eventually think of his pensioned status, and why?

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

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

7. When Klemperer receives letters from friends and family who have emigrated and have found success, he is both happy for and envious of them. What is the reason for Klemperer's envy?

8. What happens to Nazism in Germany during 1934, according to Klemperer?

9. As 1933 progresses, on what level and how frequently are Jewish-supplied goods and services boycotted?

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

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