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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the Nazi party come to power in January 1933?
2. What is the truth about the voluntary Nazi political-fund drives?
3. What did groups against whom the Nazis discriminated, if they had wealth or internationally desirable skills, do?
4. For what reason was Klemperer discharged from the army?
5. Why do family members and friends among the groups who are discriminated against by the Nazis begin to lose track of each other?
Short Essay Questions
1. Klemperer ends his friendship with Gusti and Karl Weighardt because they criticized his driving skills to others. What is ironic about this decision?
2. When Klemperer receives letters from friends and family who have emigrated and have found success, he is both happy for and envious of them. What is the reason for Klemperer's envy?
3. In 1933, how does Klemperer find the German political situation?
4. Why does Klemperer learn to type in 1935?
5. What is Victor Klemperer's theory of German national characteristics?
6. During World War I, where did Victor Klemperer serve during combat?
7. Why did the Klemperers purchase an empty lot in the Dresden suburb of Dölzschen with the intent of building a house?
8. As 1933 progresses, on what level and how frequently are Jewish-supplied goods and services boycotted?
9. In 1933, Klemperer notes that many Catholics, Communists, and Jews who are wealthy or who have internationally marketable skills emigrate. What is life like for members of these groups who remain in Germany?
10. Upon what--and for what reason--is the lawsuit between Klemperer and his publisher based?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the following two concepts:
a) Klemperer's 1938 conclusion that Hitler is a political genius and that the viable existence of German Jews is decidedly short-lived
b) Klemperer's previous years' conclusions about Hitler, the viability of the Nazi Party, and the existence of German Jews.
Use the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Using the text as backup, list and explain some of the political reasons that could cause a person to be fired from his or her job by the Nazis, as well as what types of individuals found themselves being forcibly expelled from Germany, and why.
Essay Topic 3
In 1936, Klemperer expresses the opinion that the outcome of the Spanish Civil War will signal the future of the Nazi government. Was he correct? Compare and contrast the outcome of the Spanish Civil War to the fate of the Nazi government, and use the text as backup for your opinion.
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