Question

more often than not i actually made fun of the nazis. i didnt take them seriously. i considered them funny little brown delinquents, more comic than dangerous. and that was a mistake too many of us made. focusing mainly on their repulsive and obnoxious qualities, we failed to sense how dangerous the nazis really were.
—voices from the third reich, johannes steinhoff et al., 1994
what does the author mean by \we failed to sense how dangerous the nazis really were\?
○ some jewish people thought they could escape to other countries.
○ some jewish people believed the nazis would eventually be tolerant of non - aryans.
○ some jewish people did not fear the nazis because most germans did not join the party.
○ some jewish people were not expecting nazi anti - semitism to take a violent turn.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: The passage doesn't mention escaping to other countries, so A is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option B: There's no info about Nazis being tolerant of non - Aryans, so B is wrong.
3. Analyze Option C: The passage doesn't relate to Germans joining the party, so C is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option D: The author says they saw Nazis as comic rather than dangerous and failed to sense their real danger. This matches with Jewish people not expecting Nazi anti - Semitism to become violent, as they underestimated the danger.

Answer:

D. Some Jewish people were not expecting Nazi anti - Semitism to take a violent turn.