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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. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.
2. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.
3. ___________ worries consume Klemperer in nearly every diary entry of 1936.
4. What happens to Klemperer's position after he leaves it?
5. With which political ideology is the Klemperers' friend, Gusti Wieghardt, enamored?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Klemperer receives letters from friends and family who have emigrated and have found success, he is both happy for and envious of them. What is the reason for Klemperer's envy?
2. What happens to Nazism in Germany during 1934, according to Klemperer?
3. When Klemperer is let go from his job, his pension is cut and he complains about the reduced pay. What will he eventually think of his pensioned status, and why?
4. As 1933 progresses, on what level and how frequently are Jewish-supplied goods and services boycotted?
5. What does Klemperer note seems to be happening with the politicized and specialized language of the Third Reich during 1935?
6. What reason does Klemperer give for the phenomenon of families and friends beginning to lose track of each other as people started to emigrate?
7. Klemperer ends his friendship with Gusti and Karl Weighardt because they criticized his driving skills to others. What is ironic about this decision?
8. In mid-May 1936, what change does Klemperer make in his diary?
9. 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?
10. Why does Klemperer learn to type in 1935?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Considering the financial strain--along with the constant anxiety of being the target of state-sponsored discrimination--Klemperer was experiencing by 1936, what purpose might his diary entries about the minutiae of driving have served him? Support your explanation with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
In a July 1936 diary entry, Klemperer wonders, "What was I, what am I?" (p. 175). Supporting your arguments from the text, analyze Klemperer's statement and then answer it for him.
Essay Topic 3
Using the text as backup, list and explain some of the political reasons that could cause a person to be fired from his or her job by the Nazis, as well as what types of individuals found themselves being forcibly expelled from Germany, and why.
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