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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. How many times does Georg send the Klemperers money in 1938?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

2. In late 1937, Hjalmar Schacht retires as the minister of ____________.
(a) War.
(b) Environment.
(c) Economics.
(d) Health.

3. Which local German official begins a program of harassment against the Jews that results in fines levied against the Klemperers for things such as weeds in their yard?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The police chief.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The city manager.

4. Whom do the newspapers give the responsibility of breeding Nordic-blooded individuals to escape the taint of Jewry?
(a) The Gestapo.
(b) The Hitler Youth.
(c) The SA.
(d) The SS.

5. What does nearly every Jew remaining in Germany, including the Klemperers, try to do in response to the rumors of ghettos?
(a) Kill themselves.
(b) Hide in neighbors' attics and basements.
(c) Join the resistance.
(d) Emigrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of Victor's entries makes note of the establishment of which automaker's factory?

2. Klemperer notes with surprise that many troops are being sent to:

3. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?

4. Jews face much stricter rationing than ___________.

5. Most of the Jews in the ghetto consider an amphibious landing in England:

Short Essay Questions

1. In 1937, Klemperer, as always, worried about money. Despite his worry, what does he realize?

2. As 1940 progresses, which continent becomes entirely involved in World War II?

3. What brings Klemperer to believe that most Germans have always been, somewhat, anti-Semitic.

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

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

6. Why does the Nazi regime imposes a 'billion-Mark' fine on Jewish citizens in 1938?

7. 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?

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. 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?

10. For what kinds of property issues do the Klemperers find themselves harassed by the city during 1937?

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