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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '1941'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While in Berlin, Klemperer learns that anti-government elements frequently copy thousands of subversive or censored handbills _______________ and distribute them secretly.
(a) At printing companies in neutral countries.
(b) By hand.
(c) In the United States.
(d) On underground printing presses.

3. Why is Klemperer's manuscript of The Eighteenth Century rejected?
(a) Because he is a Jew.
(b) Lack of market interest.
(c) Because it is poorly written.
(d) Because he is a Christian.

4. What is Hess' defection believed to represent?
(a) A small victory for the Allies.
(b) Some type of secret Allied plot.
(c) Some type of secret Nazi plot.
(d) A major victory for the German resistance.

5. What has happened to Klemperer's theory of the essential character of the German nation?
(a) He is seriously doubting it.
(b) He has entirely abandoned it.
(c) He is holding tighter to it than ever.
(d) He has nearly abandoned it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Victor Klemperer, the diarist, is a ___________ who has converted to _________.

2. In what month does Klemperer receive a planned termination notice?

3. By what feeling is Klemperer overwhelmed when the time of his release approaches?

4. As the Nazification of Germany continues in 1935, what is altered to the ancient German names?

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

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