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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1940'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was killed during the Night of the Long Knives?
(a) Former acquaintances and allies of Heidelberg.
(b) Former acquaintances and allies of Hitler.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Jews.

2. Credible rumors circulate that Jews in occupied __________ are treated very severely.
(a) Holland.
(b) Poland.
(c) Yugoslavia.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

3. What is one interesting example of Nazi indoctrination noted by Klemperer in his 1936 entries?
(a) Propagandistic slogans used as postmarks.
(b) The production of coloring books that indoctrinate children.
(c) Propagandistic slogans used as fortunes in fortune cookies.
(d) Mein Kampf replacing Bibles in churches and synagogues.

4. What health condition(s) do both Klemperers appear to have?
(a) Malnourishment.
(b) Depression and hypochondria.
(c) Anxiety and diabetes.
(d) Hypertension.

5. What makes food and commercial items increasingly difficult to obtain as 1939 progresses?
(a) The Swedish embargo.
(b) The Russian embargo.
(c) The English blockade.
(d) The American blockade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What U.S. town does Georg emigrate to?

2. What makes Klemperer break off all contact with the Wieghardts?

3. In February, what accident are the Klemperers witness to?

4. As of 1936, for how long has Klemperer been unemployed?

5. In addition to Jews and Catholics, what group of people comes under discrimination in 1938?

(see the answer key)

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