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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 did Judt first go to the U.S.?

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

3. What policy were the students of 1968 opposed to?

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

5. What was the name of Toni's older sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Judt wish was in his pocket?

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

4. What is "Ketman"?

5. What happened to Toni?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Judt's account of his history in the workforce and the theme from the essay "Work."

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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