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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. In his entries of 1939, Victor Klemperer spends some time pondering the relationship between Jews and:
(a) Other European nations.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) Protestants.
(d) The historic German nation.

2. What other means of saving money does Victor consider but ultimately discard as unworkable?
(a) Cancelling his newspaper subscription.
(b) Stopping drinking.
(c) Giving up coffee.
(d) Stopping smoking.

3. Which tragedy does Klemperer believe reflects poorly on Hitler's government?
(a) The crashing of the Hindenburg.
(b) The sinking of the Bismarck.
(c) The Black Famine.
(d) The natural gas explosion in New London, Texas.

4. In November 1939, an unsuccessful attempt is made to assassinate:
(a) Himmler.
(b) Göring.
(c) Rommel.
(d) Hitler.

5. In which city does Klemperer note that Jews are rumored to have been forcibly relocated to ghettos?
(a) Baumholder.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Hamburg.
(d) Cologne.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Klemperer applies to the American Consulate in Berlin, what number is he given when he is assigned to the immigrant waiting list?

2. What is the purpose of the yellow sign that the government puts on Klemperer's fence corners?

3. In what month of 1939 are the Klemperers notified that, beginning April 1940, their house will be rented to an Aryan?

4. How many times does Georg send the Klemperers money in 1938?

5. In addition to Jews and Catholics, what group of people comes under discrimination in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

1. In October 1938, Klemperer falls ill and makes a trip to Berlin. Why does he make this trip, and why is it dangerous?

2. When the Nazis renovate or make improvements the property they seized from Victor Klemperer, to whom do they send the bill?

3. What November 1938 event forced even those Jews who were most resolutely in denial (among them Klemperer) to finally come to terms with the genocidal hatred of Hitler?

4. In 1937, what is the conclusion that Klemperer draws about Hitler and the resilience of the Nazis?

5. Early in 1939, on what book does Klemperer begin to work in earnest?

6. What country's civil war is still ongoing throughout 1937?

7. In what month of 1940 does the Nazi party take control of the Klemperers' house and evict them?

8. Klemperer says that during 1940 the black market flourishes and that war profiteering is commonplace. What does this mean in terms of day-to-day personal and business transactions?

9. Klemperer spends time during 1939 considering the relationship between Jews and the historic German nation. What is his conclusion?

10. Some of Klemperer's diary entries after his move to the ghetto note appreciation for the smallest things in life. What are some examples of small things for which Klemperer expresses his appreciation?

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