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

2. What is a dangerous word according to "Edge People"?
(a) Trust.
(b) Love.
(c) Identity.
(d) Covert.

3. Where was Judt in November 1989?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Prague.
(d) Moscow.

4. What was particular about the woman who brought suit against the NYU?
(a) She was delirious.
(b) She was after the money.
(c) She was a serial suer.
(d) She was a He.

5. Why did a female student think Judt was discriminating against her ?
(a) She tried to get invited to dinner.
(b) She was given bad grades.
(c) She was not invited to a seminar.
(d) She was expelled.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Jews attend Synagogue at least once a month in the U.S.?

2. When was Cambridge founded?

3. When was the song "Love Me DO" released?

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

5. What was the miles per gallon rating of the Buick LeSabre according to Judt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Judt prefer to live on?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did public universities boast?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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