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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some bombings are particularly devastating to Berlin and:
(a) Strausberg.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Nuremberg.

2. How do the Klemperers mitigate maintenance costs?
(a) The Klemperers' neighbor, who is a mechanic, does most of the work on their car.
(b) Eva serves as an amateur mechanic.
(c) Victor serves as an amateur mechanic.
(d) The Klemperers neglect all but the most major mechanical needs.

3. When Hitler visits Italy in 1938, it becomes evident that he is Mussolini's ____________.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Ally.
(c) Rival.
(d) Master.

4. As bombardment in western Germany becomes more fierce, refugees from that region begin to move:
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

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

6. What city does Gusti Weighardt write the Klemperers she is moving to?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) London.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Amsterdam.

7. By the middle of 1937, Victor and Eva are taking long country drives for what purpose?
(a) To see relatives.
(b) To discuss escape plans.
(c) Pleasure.
(d) To search for retail items.

8. Which concentration camp does Victor report hearing rumors of?
(a) Mauthausen.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

9. Where are the Klemperers told they will have to live after their house is rented?
(a) The Berlin ghetto.
(b) The Dölzchen ghetto.
(c) The Dresden ghetto.
(d) Their old apartment in Dresden.

10. Which group does Klemperer say is the object of virulent Nazi messages in 1937?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Protestants.
(d) Jews.

11. By 1940, war _________ commonplace.
(a) Profiteering is.
(b) Talk is.
(c) Related viruses are.
(d) Crimes are.

12. How many times does Georg send the Klemperers money in 1938?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

13. What happens to Victor's sister, Grete, after she suffers a mental collapse and a heart attack?
(a) She is placed in a sanatorium.
(b) She is sent to the hospital.
(c) She is placed in a nursing home.
(d) She is sent to Buchenwald and put to death.

14. In addition to continuing dental problems, what health problem does Eva suffer from during 1937?
(a) Ulcers.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Endometriosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which major World War II battle begins in 1940?

2. As Klemperer reads accounts of France and England's negotiations and compromises with Germany, he is especially disgusted with _____________'s compliant negotiations.

3. What does nearly every Jew remaining in Germany, including the Klemperers, try to do in response to the rumors of ghettos?

4. What does Victor begin doing with his personal items?

5. Jewish bank accounts are _____________ and ready cash is seized.

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