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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Cars, Putney, The Green Line Bus.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the "Car Culture" come to western Europe?
(a) In the 1950s.
(b) In the 1970s.
(c) In the 1940s.
(d) In the 1960s.

3. What were irresistible play places for boys?
(a) Old barracks.
(b) Cleared bomb sites.
(c) Old crashed planes.
(d) Old military fields.

4. When was the last Green Bus of the day during the 1960s?
(a) 7 P.M.
(b) 9 P.M.
(c) 6 P.M.
(d) 10 P.M.

5. When did the Judt family leave Putney?
(a) When Tony was 10.
(b) When Tony was 15.
(c) When Tony was 16.
(d) When Tony was 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Judt live in Putney?

2. What type of car was Judt's father obsessed with according to "Car"?

3. What was the main dessert of Judt's youth?

4. When was utility furniture rationed until after WWII?

5. Where was Judt's mother raised in earshot of?

(see the answer key)

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