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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the "Captive Mind' published?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1957.

2. Where is the restored manor house of Czesław Miłosz according to "Captive Mind"?
(a) The Polish - Lithuanian border.
(b) The Polish - Ukrainian border.
(c) The Polish - Russian border.
(d) The Polish - German border.

3. When was NYU founded?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1856.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't Judt "Love"?

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

3. When was Sir John Shepherd born?

4. In what country can you have snow cheaper than in Switzerland ?

5. What did Switzerland urge Hitler to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did public universities boast?

2. What cities do not spring to mind when one considers a "world city" in "Part Three: New York, New York"?

3. What personal history does Judt recount in "Part Two: Work"?

4. When did Judt attend King's College of Cambridge according to "Part Two: Meritocrats"?

5. What was Judt surrounded by as a child in "Part Two: Words"?

6. What does Judt remember about all his family vacations?

7. What is "Ketman"?

8. Who was Jan Kavan and why did Judt meet with him?

9. What did Judt do in the end?

10. What was the university where Judt worked in the 1990s rife with according to "Part Three: Girls, Girls, Girls"?

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