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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 does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?
(a) Philology and history.
(b) Philology and romance literature.
(c) Romance literature and political science.
(d) History and Renaissance literature.

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

3. What about many Jews' attitude towards the Nazis amazes Klemperer?
(a) They accept them.
(b) They agree with them.
(c) They want to join the Nazi party.
(d) They want to become Communists as a sign of protest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Paul von Hindenburg dies in August 1934, which office does Hitler assume in addition to that of Chancellor?

3. As of 1936, for how long has Klemperer been unemployed?

4. Before his discharge from the army, where did Klemperer serve?

5. For what reason was Klemperer discharged from the army?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After a lawsuit with his publisher is settled in Klemperer's favor, what does Klemperer do with the money?

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

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

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

6. 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"?

7. 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?

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

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. Toward the end of the year, as the Abyssinian War breaks out in Italy and Jehovah's Witnesses begin being persecuted, Klemperer wonders how long the Hitler government can last. What is the conclusion he comes to?

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