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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. When was "The Uses of Literacy" published?

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

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

4. How long did Judt hold a fellowship at Cambridge?

5. What doesn't Judt "Love"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did public universities boast?

2. What is "Ketman"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a French intellectual and discuss their influence on French society.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the background of Czeslaw Milosz and his personal beliefs and Judts's interpretations regarding ketman.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the social hierarchy in Britain and how they are mimicked according to "Mimetic Desire."

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