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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?

2. In 1935, most of the construction on the new house is complete. In what area of the house does Eva spend most of her time working?

3. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?

4. Throughout 1934, many Jews _________ Palestine.

5. When was Eva born?

Short Essay Questions

1. During World War I, where did Victor Klemperer serve during combat?

2. In mid-May 1936, what change does Klemperer make in his diary?

3. In pondering the nature of fate, to what does Klemperer compare life?

4. Why did the Klemperers purchase an empty lot in the Dresden suburb of Dölzschen with the intent of building a house?

5. As a university professor, what relationship does Klemperer notice developing between Nazi politics and ideology?

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. In a July diary entry, what does Klemperer wonder about himself?

8. 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?

9. What is Victor Klemperer's theory of German national characteristics?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the text, analyze and explain whether or not the "long view" of events Klemperer presents in his 1941 diary entries shows that he has become resigned to his, and Germany's, situation under Nazism.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and explain whether Eva's long illness--as well as Grete's mental breakdown--during 1940 could have been a result of the stress and anxiety of living under the control of the Nazis.

Essay Topic 3

Did the Aryans who chose to keep silent during the early days of Hitler's rise to power, rather than voice their opposition to Hitler and his views, enable and/or tacitly support him by their silence? Analyze and demonstrate why or why not, supporting your arguments with examples from the text.

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