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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Judt work variously as a deliverer of carpets, warehouse supplies, and domestic dry goods?
(a) 1966 to 1972.
(b) 1966 to 1973.
(c) 1966 to 1971.
(d) 1966 to 1974.

3. Why were many Jews of Germany resented before WWII?
(a) They considered themselves as German.
(b) They didn't considered themselves as German.
(c) They had power.
(d) They had money.

4. How old was Judt's son when the two flew to Switzerland?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 29 years old.
(c) 25 years old.
(d) 19 years old.

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

6. What was Judt the first in his family to do?
(a) Complete college.
(b) Complete secondary school.
(c) Play Rugby professionaly.
(d) Boxed at a high level.

7. When was "The Uses of Literacy" published?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1954.

8. When was the song "Love Me DO" released?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1963.

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

10. When was Annie Hall released?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1978.

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

12. From what club would Judt gladly be excluded?
(a) Modern Polish intellectuals.
(b) Modern American intellectuals.
(c) Modern French intellectuals.
(d) Modern English intellectuals.

13. How many books did the Library of the University of Indiana have?
(a) 7.8 million.
(b) 5.2 million.
(c) 7.2 million.
(d) 17.8 million.

14. When did Meyer London emigrate to New York?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1894.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many other students were in the class Judt took to learn a new language?

2. When did Judt divorce his consecutive wives?

3. How old was Judt when he started working at W.H. Smith?

4. How did Judt go to Israel?

5. Where were the sherries of Judt's youth from according to "Go West, Young Judt"?

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