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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. What shift did Judt have during his trip to Israel?

2. How many books did the Library of the University of Indiana have?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

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

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

5. What did Judt wish was in his pocket?

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

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

8. What did Judt prefer to live on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the common reasons and decisions during a mid-life crisis and compare that to the decision made by Tony Judt.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Judt's experience in living in a post-war society such as Britain.

Essay Topic 3

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

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