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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Judt live in Putney?
(a) From 1953 to 1958.
(b) From 1954 to 1958.
(c) From 1952 to 1958.
(d) From 1955 to 1958.

2. What did the schoolboys attribute Joe's unpredictable temper and apparent lack of humor to?
(a) His divorce.
(b) The love of the job.
(c) Unspecified wartime experience.
(d) Lack of sleep.

3. When was utility furniture rationed until after WWII?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1952.

4. What bus did Judt take to go to school?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 25.

5. Who owned the SS Dinard?
(a) The SNCF.
(b) The Ganard Company.
(c) The RATP.
(d) The Dinard Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Tony Judt go to the Chalet?

2. How many students did the ENS have at any time?

3. How many times did Judt return to the Chalet after his long stay?

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

5. Who was president in France during May 1968?

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