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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what German city is the Klemperers' apartment located?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Dölzschen.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Nuremberg.

2. What puts Palestine beyond the reach of many?
(a) It requires immigrants to demonstrate considerable financial net worth.
(b) It requires immigrants to convert to Islam.
(c) It requires immigrants to financially destitute themselves in order to apply for residence.
(d) It does not accept European Jews.

3. With what type of inmates are prisons over-capacity?
(a) Non-violent.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Political.
(d) White-collar.

4. What does Klemperer risk for avoiding giving the Nazi salute during class?
(a) Loss of employment.
(b) Death.
(c) Imprisonment.
(d) Torture.

5. Eva and Victor are between what ages, respectively, during 1933?
(a) 52 and 61.
(b) 60 and 50.
(c) 50 and 60.
(d) 61 and 52.

6. 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?
(a) The study.
(b) The living room.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The garden.

7. Along with his strongest recommendations to flee Germany, what does Georg give Victor and Eva Klemperer?
(a) A considerable sum of money.
(b) Secret information about what Hitler has planned next for the Jews.
(c) A year's supply of medicine.
(d) Tickets on the next flight out of Germany.

8. When Klemperer's youngest sister, Wally Sussman, dies, in what city is the funeral held?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Bremerhaven.
(d) Munich.

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

10. What makes Klemperer break off all contact with the Wieghardts?
(a) Their political views.
(b) Their criticism of his political views.
(c) They become members of the Nazi party.
(d) Their criticism of his driving skills.

11. What does Klemperer report about his wife, Eva's, health?
(a) She is generally healthy but occasionally falls ill.
(b) She is infirm and sickly on a nearly daily basis.
(c) She is confined to a wheelchair.
(d) She is very healthy and never gets sick.

12. What kind of car does Klemperer buy after receiving his driving permit?
(a) A 1934 Volvo.
(b) A 1936 Volkswagen.
(c) A 1932 Ford.
(d) A 1932 Opel.

13. Klemperer often deplores ____________ who knowingly support the Hitler government.
(a) Intellectuals.
(b) Farm coalitions.
(c) Jews.
(d) Bankers.

14. What does Klemperer's book LTI deal with?
(a) Nazi officials.
(b) Nazi hierarchy.
(c) Nazi beliefs.
(d) Nazi terminology.

15. When was Victor born?
(a) October 9, 1882.
(b) July 13, 1881.
(c) July 13, 1882.
(d) October 9, 1881.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of 1934, which area of Europe votes to attach itself to Germany?

2. What does Klemperer begin to question as 1933 progresses?

3. In 1935, which religious group begins experiencing persecution, including lengthy prison terms?

4. Both Victor and Eva appear to be _____________ much of the time in the entries written in 1936.

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

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