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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 is the restored manor house of Czesław Miłosz according to "Captive Mind"?

2. How many other students were in the class Judt took to learn a new language?

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

4. When was Philip Snowden the British Labour Chancellor?

5. When did Alexander Pope say "True Wit is Nature to Advantage drest, What oft was Thought, but ne'er so well Exprest"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Judt wish was in his pocket?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

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

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

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

Examine how Judt romanticizes nostalgia in "The Lord Warden" and analyze the symbols he uses.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role that anti-Semitism played in the life of Tony Judt.

Essay Topic 3

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

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