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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sport did Judt play in Cambridge?
(a) Golf.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Soccer.

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

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

5. What did Switzerland mean for Judt according to "Magic Mountain"?
(a) Peace.
(b) Mountain.
(c) Ski.
(d) Valley.

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

7. What is "BBE"?
(a) Before Beatles Era.
(b) Before Burnimgam Era.
(c) Before Bombs Era.
(d) Before Bush Era.

8. When did Toni die?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1943.

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

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

11. Where was Jan Kavan exiled from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Ukraine.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Russia.

12. How long did Judt hold a fellowship at Cambridge?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

14. When did Judt go to Berkeley?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1979.

15. In what country can you have snow cheaper than in Switzerland ?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were many Jews of Germany resented before WWII?

2. Where is the restored manor house of Czesław Miłosz according to "Captive Mind"?

3. From what club would Judt gladly be excluded?

4. Where was Judt in November 1989?

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

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