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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 Annie Hall released?

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

3. Where was Judt in November 1989?

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

5. Why were many Jews of Germany resented before WWII?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did public universities boast?

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

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

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

7. What does Judt remember about all his family vacations?

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

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

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

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 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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