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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. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?
(a) Their old apartment in Dresden.
(b) The Berlin ghetto.
(c) The Dresden ghetto.
(d) The Dölzchen ghetto.

2. In 1938, Germany annexes __________ in a non-violent political victory known today as the Anschluss.
(a) Austria.
(b) Poland.
(c) The Sudetenland.
(d) Pomerania.

3. Klemperer notes with surprise that many troops are being sent to:
(a) The south.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) The west.
(d) The east.

4. In addition to continuing dental problems, what health problem does Eva suffer from during 1937?
(a) Nervousness.
(b) Ulcers.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Endometriosis.

5. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?
(a) Georg.
(b) Gusti.
(c) Grete.
(d) Betty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Klemperers take their second eight-day automobile vacation later in 1937 where do they go?

2. What does nearly every Jew remaining in Germany, including the Klemperers, try to do in response to the rumors of ghettos?

3. In his entries of 1938, what health problem does Victor fret about?

4. In his entries of 1939, Victor Klemperer spends some time pondering the relationship between Jews and:

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In 1938, the Klemperers make a surprise visit to Grete on her birthday. During this visit, what or who do Grete and Victor reminisce about?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. After making inquiries into emigration during 1939, what does Klemperer conclude about his efforts to leave Germany?

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

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

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

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