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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 was the response to the Nazi party's rise to power, coupled with the poor economic climate of the times?
(a) Demonstrations and assemblies.
(b) Riots and looting.
(c) Enthusiasm and gratitude.
(d) Burglaries and murders.

2. Both Victor and Eva appear to be _____________ much of the time in the entries written in 1936.
(a) Fearful.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Anxious.

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

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 heavily censored and the authors are forced into Nazi re-education classes.
(b) They are heavily censored and then returned to the university.
(c) They are destroyed and the authors are arrested for treason.
(d) They are destroyed and the university receives no compensation.

5. In which town have the Klemperers purchased an empty lot?
(a) Strausberg.
(b) Stettin.
(c) Dölzschen.
(d) Stuttgart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the truth about the voluntary Nazi political-fund drives?

2. With whom is Klemperer involved in a lawsuit during 1933 and 1934?

3. Klemperer mistakenly believes the Night of the Long Knives demonstrates what?

4. In February, what accident are the Klemperers witness to?

5. At what point during classes are professors expected to give the Nazi salute?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1933, Klemperer notes that many Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are wealthy or who have internationally marketable skills emigrate. What is life like for members of these groups who remain in Germany?

2. Klemperer also buys a car, which severely strains his finances. What does he do to pay off his debts?

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

4. 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"?

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

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

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

8. In a July diary entry, what does Klemperer wonder about himself?

9. Why do the Klemperers appear to be hypochondriacs?

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

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