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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 is the political orientation of the few newspapers that publish 'real' news?
(a) Moderate.
(b) Right.
(c) Prime-Time.
(d) Left.

2. What illness does Victor contract during 1935?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Measles.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Polio.

3. What does Klemperer risk for avoiding giving the Nazi salute during class?
(a) Torture.
(b) Loss of employment.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Death.

4. What race was Helene Meyer, who won the silver medal in fencing for Germany?
(a) Black.
(b) Slavic.
(c) Aryan.
(d) Jewish.

5. When school resumes in November, what happens to Klemperer's career?
(a) He retires.
(b) He receives a promotion.
(c) He returns to the lecture circuit.
(d) He receives a termination notice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the 1935 law that deprived German Jews of their citizenship and rights?

3. 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?

4. In what month does Klemperer receive his driving permit?

5. Eva and Victor are between what ages, respectively, during 1933?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why do the Klemperers appear to be hypochondriacs?

3. 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?

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. 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?

6. In 1933, what kind of news fills the mainstream papers in Germany?

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

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

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

10. In pondering the nature of fate, to what does Klemperer compare life?

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