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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had a sound theological basis for restricting their desires and those of others?

2. What is a dangerous word according to "Edge People"?

3. Where was Judt in November 1989?

4. What was particular about the woman who brought suit against the NYU?

5. Why did a female student think Judt was discriminating against her ?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Judt's explores the feud between Israelis and Palestinians.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Judt's experience of multicultural cuisine in Britain and the role his grandmother played.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Judt's obsession with mainstream obsessions with his time as part of the Zionist movement.

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