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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 addition to Jews and Catholics, what group of people comes under discrimination in 1938?
(a) Methodists.
(b) Lutherans.
(c) Ministers.
(d) Missionaries.

2. By what name is the November 1938 pogrom conducted by the Nazis commonly referred to?
(a) The Catastrophe.
(b) The Night of the Long Knives.
(c) Kristallnacht.
(d) The Shoah.

3. In 1938, _____________ is partitioned and Germany claims a huge part of the country.
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Austria.
(c) Greece.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

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

5. In what month of 1940 does Klemperer send his stamp collection and important papers to his friend Annemarie for safeguarding?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) May.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Gusti Weighardt write the Klemperers she is moving to?

2. Which two countries enter the war in 1939, along with Poland?

3. For most of 1937, Klemperer finds himself believing that most Germans have always been somewhat ____________.

4. What does Klemperer expect in the wake of the assassination attempt that does not seem to materialize?

5. When Hitler visits Italy in 1938, it becomes evident that he is Mussolini's ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. In what part of 1940 does the expansion in scope of the war become particularly marked?

2. During a trip to Berlin, what does Klemperer learn that encourages him?

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

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. Whom does Klemperer begin to feel are just like Hitler in their hatred of Jews?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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