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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Klemperers take their second eight-day automobile vacation later in 1937 where do they go?
(a) The Mediterranean.
(b) The North Sea.
(c) The Baltic Sea.
(d) The Aegean.

2. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?
(a) LTI.
(b) Fatherland.
(c) The Eighteenth Century.
(d) I Shall Bear Witness.

3. What 1936 event prompts the brief removal of all anti-Semitic references in German media?
(a) The Olympics.
(b) A visit from the Red Cross.
(c) A visit from President Roosevelt.
(d) The G-20 summit.

4. Which of Victor's relatives dies in October 1937?
(a) Eva, his wife.
(b) Grete, his sister.
(c) Maria, his sister-in-law.
(d) Georg, his brother.

5. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.
(a) Jew; Catholicism.
(b) Protestant; Judaism.
(c) Jew; Protestantism.
(d) Catholic; Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which war begins in August 1936?

2. In July 1934, in whose favor is Klemperer's lawsuit settled?

3. What work is done on the Klemperers' empty lot through the end of 1933?

4. For most of 1937, Klemperer finds himself believing that most Germans have always been somewhat ____________.

5. When he becomes Chancellor of Germany, Hitler's ______________ rhetoric becomes central to national politics.

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