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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. When Klemperer applies to the American Consulate in Berlin, what number is he given when he is assigned to the immigrant waiting list?

2. Which group does Klemperer say is the object of virulent Nazi messages in 1937?

3. Who accompanies the Klemperers to Berlin?

4. In what month of 1939 are the Klemperers notified that, beginning April 1940, their house will be rented to an Aryan?

5. In what month of 1940 does Klemperer send his stamp collection and important papers to his friend Annemarie for safeguarding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What November 1938 event forced even those Jews who were most resolutely in denial (among them Klemperer) to finally come to terms with the genocidal hatred of Hitler?

3. In what part of 1940 does the expansion in scope of the war become particularly marked?

4. Whom does Klemperer begin to feel are just like Hitler in their hatred of Jews?

5. In what month of 1940 does the Nazi party take control of the Klemperers' house and evict them?

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

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

8. Klemperer says that during 1940 the black market flourishes and that war profiteering is commonplace. What does this mean in terms of day-to-day personal and business transactions?

9. As 1940 progresses, which continent becomes entirely involved in World War II?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On page 130 of I Will Bear Witness, Klemperer quotes his dentist as saying that the Nazis "have broken their word to everyone, except to the Jews." Explain why this statement is either correct or incorrect, using the text as proof.

Essay Topic 2

Could Victor Klemperer's incorrect analysis of 1934's political events, in particular his incorrect predictions concerning these events' consequences for Hitler, be an indication that Klemperer was in denial about what was happening to Germany, to Jews, and ultimately to himself? Compare and contrast Klemperer's analysis with the events' actual effect on the power of Hitler and the Nazis over Germany in order to support your opinion. Back up your arguments with citations from the text.

Essay Topic 3

In a July 1936 diary entry, Klemperer wonders, "What was I, what am I?" (p. 175). Supporting your arguments from the text, analyze Klemperer's statement and then answer it for him.

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