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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1937'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Victor Klemperer respond to his brother's advice after considering it?
(a) He declines to emigrate.
(b) He can't make up his mind; he is paralyzed by fear.
(c) He decides to emigrate if the Nazis are still in control in 1936.
(d) He emigrates immediately.

2. By the middle of 1937, Victor and Eva are taking long country drives for what purpose?
(a) To see relatives.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) To discuss escape plans.
(d) To search for retail items.

3. At what point during classes are professors expected to give the Nazi salute?
(a) At the beginning.
(b) In the middle.
(c) At the end.
(d) While giving out homework.

4. What does Klemperer teach at the university where he works?
(a) Philology and history.
(b) Romance literature and political science.
(c) History and Renaissance literature.
(d) Philology and romance literature.

5. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Greenville.
(c) Newtonville.
(d) Toledo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Klemperer's wife, Eva, is _____________.

2. What has happened to Klemperer's theory of the essential character of the German nation?

3. What 1936 event prompts the brief removal of all anti-Semitic references in German media?

4. 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?

5. What illness does Victor contract during 1935?

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