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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What U.S. town does Betty emigrate to?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Newtonville.
(c) Greenville.
(d) Toledo.

2. In his entries of 1939, Victor Klemperer spends some time pondering the relationship between Jews and:
(a) Other European nations.
(b) The historic German nation.
(c) Protestants.
(d) The Vatican.

3. What is the purpose of the yellow sign that the government puts on Klemperer's fence corners?
(a) It announces that the property belongs to a mixed-race couple.
(b) It announces that the property is under construction.
(c) It announces that the property is for sale.
(d) It announces that the property belongs to a Jew.

4. Although all of the Klemperers are suffering from ill health and depression in 1940, what specifically happens to Grete?
(a) She switches from fits of hysteria and almost unconsiousness on a daily basis.
(b) She suffers a mental breakdown and has to be hospitalized.
(c) She falls and breaks her arm, which is soon very badly infected.
(d) She becomes so depressed she stops talking altogether.

5. Why does Klemperer speculate and report rumor and innuendo instead of actual news?
(a) There is a nationwide news blackout.
(b) He doesn't trust the official news media.
(c) Jews aren't allowed to read the newspapers.
(d) Jews aren't allowed to listen to the radio.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1937, on which book does Klemperer continue to work?

2. The Nazis call the invasion of which country off?

3. Which two countries enter the war in 1939, along with Poland?

4. In December 1940, what are Jews ordered to begin wearing?

5. For most of 1937, Klemperer finds himself believing that most Germans have always been somewhat ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What country's civil war is still ongoing throughout 1937?

2. The return of what German legion, according to Klemperer, is celebrated in June 1939?

3. In 1939, what does Klemperer say the purpose of his diary is?

4. In October 1938, Klemperer falls ill and makes a trip to Berlin. Why does he make this trip, and why is it dangerous?

5. As Klemperer fights a daily battle with fear, what is one of the frequent thoughts that he says run through his head?

6. Why does the Nazi regime imposes a 'billion-Mark' fine on Jewish citizens in 1938?

7. After making inquiries into emigration during 1939, what does Klemperer conclude about his efforts to leave Germany?

8. During a trip to Berlin, what does Klemperer learn that encourages him?

9. What brings Klemperer to believe that most Germans have always been, somewhat, anti-Semitic.

10. Klemperer spends time during 1939 considering the relationship between Jews and the historic German nation. What is his conclusion?

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