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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Go West, Young Judt, Midlife Crisis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Renault nationalized after the War?
(a) The founder was a collaborator.
(b) The founder wanted to retire.
(c) The founder was killed during the war.
(d) The company was in too much debt.

2. Where were the sherries of Judt's youth from according to "Go West, Young Judt"?
(a) South Africa.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) U.S.A.

3. Who is "Doing it on the road" a reference to?
(a) Paul Lenon.
(b) Ringo Star.
(c) Yoko Ono.
(d) Paul McCartney.

4. How many other students were in the class Judt took to learn a new language?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

5. What cigarettes were intellectuals supposed to smoke according to Judt?
(a) Gitane.
(b) Gauloises.
(c) Marlboro.
(d) Camel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Russians consider a "small Slav language"?

2. What bus did Judt take to go to school?

3. Why were the bedders somewhat of an anachronism when Judt attend school?

4. What were the names of the women in charge of looking after young men at Oxford?

5. When did Judt arrive in Paris?

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