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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made students "Gormless!" according to Joe?
(a) Less than 10/20 on a vocabulary test.
(b) Less than 18/20 on a vocabulary test.
(c) Less than 14/20 on a vocabulary test.
(d) Less than 16/20 on a vocabulary test.

2. By what age had Judt become, been, and ceased to be a Zionist, a Marxist, and a communitarian settler?
(a) 25
(b) 36.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

3. When was St. Mary's established?
(a) 1647.
(b) 1646.
(c) 1649.
(d) 1648.

4. When did the girls in Oxbridge have to leave the men's bedrooms by?
(a) 9 P.M.
(b) 8 P. M.
(c) 11 P.M.
(d) 10 P.M.

5. What was Judt's father's name?
(a) Roger.
(b) Mike.
(c) Joe.
(d) Gunter.

6. What does Judt love that loved him back according to "Mimetic Desire"?
(a) Planes.
(b) Trains.
(c) Bikes.
(d) Cars.

7. What sport was compulsory for boys at Emanuel School in Battersea?
(a) Wresling.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Golf.
(d) Tennis.

8. How many cars of his favorite brand did Judt's father own during Judt's childhood?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 8.

9. What does Gare de l'Est or Milano Centrale stand for?
(a) 12th century planning.
(b) 15th century planning.
(c) 9th century planning.
(d) 19th century planning.

10. What angle was Judt's bed reclined at?
(a) 90 deg.
(b) 110 deg.
(c) 100 deg.
(d) 130 deg.

11. How many platforms did Clapham Junction have?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

12. Why did most middle class families not have servants according to the "Bedders"?
(a) New laws.
(b) Lower income.
(c) Taxes and higher wages.
(d) Lack of workers.

13. How many of Judt's uncles served with the 8th Army during the war?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

15. When did The Lord Warden enter service?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the five coastal settlements granted special freedoms?

2. When did Judt arrive in Paris?

3. What did Judt give his bedder for Christmas?

4. What card game was Judt taught at the Chalet?

5. When did Joe have Judt parsing German sentences at?

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