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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Philip Snowden the British Labour Chancellor?
(a) 1929 - 1934.
(b) 1929 - 1931.
(c) 1929 - 1933.
(d) 1929 - 1932.

2. When did Judt first go to the U.S.?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1975.

3. Who rode the Manhattan canyons according to Judt?
(a) Skyscrapers.
(b) Starsky and Hutch.
(c) Bonny and clide.
(d) Kojak.

4. Who had a sound theological basis for restricting their desires and those of others?
(a) The British.
(b) The Mornons.
(c) The Puritans.
(d) The Catholics.

5. When did Alexander Pope say "True Wit is Nature to Advantage drest, What oft was Thought, but ne'er so well Exprest"?
(a) 1711.
(b) 1753
(c) 1742.
(d) 1752.

6. How many people live in Mexico City?
(a) 18 million.
(b) 8 million.
(c) 28 million.
(d) 15 million.

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

8. What shift did Judt have during his trip to Israel?
(a) 12 A.M. - 8 P.M.
(b) 8 A.M. - 8 P.M.
(c) 8 A.M. - 12 P.M.
(d) 8 A.M. - 4 P.M.

9. How many Jews attend Synagogue at least once a month in the U.S.?
(a) 27%.
(b) 52%.
(c) 29%.
(d) 32%.

10. When was Toni born according to "Toni"?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1926.

11. Where was Judt in November 1989?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Prague.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

12. What did the Brescia region municipality promise during Christmas 2009?
(a) An Italian Christmas.
(b) A Christian Christmas.
(c) Am European Christmas.
(d) A "White" Christmas.

13. What doesn't Judt "Love"?
(a) France.
(b) Paris.
(c) England.
(d) Israel.

14. What did Judt want to become according to "Work"?
(a) A historian.
(b) A car mechanic.
(c) Akiboutz worker.
(d) A party leader.

15. When did Judt divorce his consecutive wives?
(a) 1978 and 1986.
(b) 1978 and 1989.
(c) 1977 and 1986.
(d) 1977 and 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Judt characterize his generation in "Meritocrats"?

2. What was particular about the woman who brought suit against the NYU?

3. When did Judt go to Berkeley?

4. What sport did Judt play in Cambridge?

5. When was "The Uses of Literacy" published?

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