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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In February, what accident are the Klemperers witness to?
(a) The sinking of a passenger ferry.
(b) A multiple-car collision.
(c) The collapse of a construction trench.
(d) The collapse of a billboard.

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

3. How does the Nazi party come to power in January 1933?
(a) A valid national election.
(b) A military coup.
(c) A workers' revolution.
(d) A rigged national election.

4. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?
(a) Gusti.
(b) Georg.
(c) Grete.
(d) Betty.

5. What is the purpose of the offices of "science" that the Nazi government establishes?
(a) To explain racial inferiority as a natural law.
(b) To develop an atomic weapon.
(c) To develop better propaganda and indoctrination methods.
(d) To help Germans better achieve economic domination.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what level do boycotts of Jewish-supplied goods and services occur during 1933?

2. Who was killed during the Night of the Long Knives?

3. The politicized and specialized language of ________________ continues to seep into common, everyday usage.

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

5. How does Victor Klemperer respond to his brother's advice after considering it?

(see the answer key)

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