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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Revolutionaries, Work.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Judt's mother have no idea how to prepare?
(a) Belgian food.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Jewish food.
(d) Strudel.

2. What is the primary employer of students out of the ENS?
(a) Higher education.
(b) The French State.
(c) Banks.
(d) International firms.

3. Who owned the Green Line Bus at the time of the book writing?
(a) Arriva.
(b) BlueBeagle.
(c) TransBus.
(d) Maro.

4. When was food rationed until after WWII?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1947.

5. What was the job of Judt's bedder's daughter-in-law?
(a) She worked at a train station.
(b) She worked at a bank.
(c) She worked at a post office.
(d) She worked at a supermarket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Amartya Sen from according to "Paris Was Yesterday"?

2. How long did the average bus trip take on the Green Line?

3. When was the song "Love Me DO" released?

4. Why did Judt's parents disapprove of fuzzy drinks?

5. What came in rectangular, medicine-like containers during post WWII rationing?

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