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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. With which political ideology is the Klemperers' friend, Gusti Wieghardt, enamored?
2. How does the Nazi party come to power in January 1933?
3. How much of the retirement pay that they had worked for do Catholics, Communists, and Jews who lose their jobs get?
4. In which war does Italy become involved toward the end of 1935?
5. ___________ worries consume Klemperer in nearly every diary entry of 1936.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. In 1933, Klemperer notes that many Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are wealthy or who have internationally marketable skills emigrate. What is life like for members of these groups who remain in Germany?
3. In a July diary entry, what does Klemperer wonder about himself?
4. Klemperer also buys a car, which severely strains his finances. What does he do to pay off his debts?
5. What were one of the requirements of Palestine's immigration policies that made it difficult for Jews to emigrate there?
6. Why do the Klemperers appear to be hypochondriacs?
7. Why does Klemperer learn to type in 1935?
8. In 1933, what kind of news fills the mainstream papers in Germany?
9. As 1933 progresses, on what level and how frequently are Jewish-supplied goods and services boycotted?
10. To what does Klemperer compare the politicized and specialized language of the Third Reich?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Klemperer discounts his skills in several diary entries throughout I Will Bear Witness, believing them to be neither marketable nor viable outside the German education system. Using examples from the book, analyze and demonstrate whether or not Klemperer's self-assessment of his abilities was accurate.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Using examples from the text, analyze and explain why the poor economic climate in the early 1930s helped facilitate the Nazi Party's rise to power in Germany.
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