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

2. What disease did Judt's father have scars from?

3. Where was Judt's father born?

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

5. What years did the French Revolution take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Judt prefer to live on?

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

3. What did public universities boast?

4. What did Judt do in the end?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss anti-sexual harassment protection in the sexual revolution of the 1960s.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the common reasons and decisions during a mid-life crisis and compare that to the decision made by Tony Judt.

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