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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. Whose authority did Judt reject?
(a) Rabbis.
(b) The federal governmant.
(c) The Pope
(d) Israel.

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

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

4. Why were higher education prospects grim in England at the time Judt came to NYU?
(a) There were too much teachers.
(b) The lack of interest from students in higher education.
(c) The rise of private schools.
(d) Thatcher was in power.

5. What years did the French Revolution take place?
(a) 1798-1804.
(b) 1789-1794.
(c) 1789-1795.
(d) 1778-1784.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Poliakoff build?

2. What does Zakhor mean?

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

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

5. When did Judt go to Berkeley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Judt note was perhaps the most valuable aspect of his education at King's College?

5. What is "Ketman"?

6. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

7. What did Judt do in the end?

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

9. Who is Toni in "Part Three: Toni" and why does he reference this person?

10. Why is it considered un-trendy to love Switzerland in "Part Three: Magic Mountains"?

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