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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. In what month of 1940 does Klemperer send his stamp collection and important papers to his friend Annemarie for safeguarding?

2. Which group does Klemperer say is the object of virulent Nazi messages in 1937?

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

4. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?

5. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what kinds of property issues do the Klemperers find themselves harassed by the city during 1937?

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

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

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

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

7. What brings Klemperer to believe that most Germans have always been, somewhat, anti-Semitic.

8. 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?

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

10. As 1940 progresses, which continent becomes entirely involved in World War II?

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

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 3

Using the text as your backup, either prove or disprove Klemperer's 1939 statement that Nazi science long ago ceased to correspond to any reality.

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