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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. For what reason was Klemperer discharged from the army?
(a) He deserted.
(b) He was discharged for medical reasons.
(c) He was discharged because his enlistment period had expired.
(d) He was dishonorably discharged.

2. What is the "Night of the Long Knives" referred to as by Klemperer?
(a) The Röhm Revolt.
(b) The Shoah.
(c) The Kristallnacht.
(d) The Anschluss.

3. At what point during classes are professors expected to give the Nazi salute?
(a) In the middle.
(b) At the end.
(c) At the beginning.
(d) While giving out homework.

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

5. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.
(a) The Third Reich.
(b) The Führer.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Nazism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Klemperer come up with the money to pay for the initial rounds of construction on his house?

2. What does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?

3. Which of the following countries is NOT one of the destinations favored by Jews emigrating from Germany in 1934?

4. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?

5. As the Nazification of Germany continues in 1935, what is altered to the ancient German names?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Klemperer learn to type in 1935?

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

10. Why did the Klemperers purchase an empty lot in the Dresden suburb of Dölzschen with the intent of building a house?

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