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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. Where were the sherries of Judt's youth from according to "Go West, Young Judt"?

2. What doesn't Judt "Love"?

3. When did Judt first go to the U.S.?

4. What did Poliakoff build?

5. When was Judt chairman of the History Department at New York University according to "Girls, Girls, Girls"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did public universities boast?

4. What was Judt surrounded by as a child in "Part Two: Words"?

5. What happened to Toni?

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

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

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

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

10. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the revolutions at Cambridge with that of Polish and Czech students.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the comparison Judt makes between Winston Churchill and George W. Bush.

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