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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 was president in France during May 1968?

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

3. When was Miłosz born?

4. From what club would Judt gladly be excluded?

5. Where was Judt's father born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is "Ketman"?

4. What happened to Toni?

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

6. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

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

8. What did Judt prefer to live on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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