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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 May, Victor and Eva take a five-day automobile vacation. Which city is their first stop?

2. What is the purpose of the yellow sign that the government puts on Klemperer's fence corners?

3. Which of the following countries is NOT one of those the Nazis first occupy in 1940?

4. How large is the apartment the Klemperers secure in the Dresden ghetto?

5. Whom do the newspapers give the responsibility of breeding Nordic-blooded individuals to escape the taint of Jewry?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. In 1939, what does Klemperer say the purpose of his diary is?

5. The return of what German legion, according to Klemperer, is celebrated in June 1939?

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

7. As 1938 progresses, what form of resistance against the Nazis is occasionally reported?

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

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

10. When the Nazis renovate or make improvements the property they seized from Victor Klemperer, to whom do they send the bill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

In his 1937 diary entries, Klemperer spends a great deal of time pondering whether the virulent anti-Semitism embodied in Hitler is abnormal or if it is inherent to the national German psyche. Analyze, explore, and demonstrate which of the two options is correct, using the text to support your arguments.

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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