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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. With whom is Klemperer involved in a lawsuit during 1933 and 1934?
(a) His employer.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A fellow author.
(d) A student.

2. As the Nazification of Germany continues in 1935, what is altered to the ancient German names?
(a) The regions of the country.
(b) The days of the week.
(c) The names of the cities and towns.
(d) The names of the months.

3. Why do family members and friends among the groups who are discriminated against by the Nazis begin to lose track of each other?
(a) Writing letters becomes forbidden.
(b) Writing letters and making telephone calls becomes politically dangerous.
(c) Writing letters and making telephone calls becomes forbidden.
(d) Making telephone calls becomes too expensive.

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

5. In what month of 1934 do the Klemperers move into their home in Dölzschen?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) January.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which war did Klemperer serve in the German armed forces?

2. To what organization, if any, did the people killed during the Night of the Long Knives belong?

3. When was Victor born?

4. What is one interesting example of Nazi indoctrination noted by Klemperer in his 1936 entries?

5. What type of marriages are prohibited?

Short Essay Questions

1. As a university professor, what relationship does Klemperer notice developing between Nazi politics and ideology?

2. 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?

3. Why does Klemperer learn to type in 1935?

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

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

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

7. What is Victor Klemperer's theory of German national characteristics?

8. 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?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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