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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Judt's father have scars from?

2. What policy were the students of 1968 opposed to?

3. When was Sir John Shepherd born?

4. How old was Judt's son when the two flew to Switzerland?

5. What doesn't Judt "Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect does a "world city" have according to Judt?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

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

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

9. Where did Judt visit a few years before onset of his disease in "Part Three: Captive Minds"?

10. What study did Judt think was ludicrous in "Part Three: Edge People"?

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