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

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

3. What did the Brescia region municipality promise during Christmas 2009?
(a) A Christian Christmas.
(b) A "White" Christmas.
(c) Am European Christmas.
(d) An Italian Christmas.

4. What disease did Judt's father have scars from?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Small pox.
(d) Polio.

5. When was Cambridge founded?
(a) 1445.
(b) 1441.
(c) 1552.
(d) 1352.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were higher education prospects grim in England at the time Judt came to NYU?

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

3. When did Meyer London emigrate to New York?

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

5. What did Switzerland mean for Judt according to "Magic Mountain"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was trendy in "Part Two: Revolutionaries"?

5. What did Judt do for the first time in "Part Three: Go West, Young Judt"?

6. What did Judt prefer to live on?

7. What is "Ketman"?

8. What conflict does Judt explore in the essay?

9. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

10. What did Judt do during his midlife crisis in "Midlife Crisis"?

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