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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Judt the first in his family to do?
(a) Complete college.
(b) Complete secondary school.
(c) Boxed at a high level.
(d) Play Rugby professionaly.

2. How many "world cities" did Judt live in?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

3. What did Poliakoff build?
(a) The Russian road system.
(b) The Russian railway.
(c) The first Russian plane.
(d) The Russian factory system.

4. How many books did the Library of the University of Indiana have?
(a) 17.8 million.
(b) 7.2 million.
(c) 5.2 million.
(d) 7.8 million.

5. What was particular about the woman who brought suit against the NYU?
(a) She was a serial suer.
(b) She was delirious.
(c) She was a He.
(d) She was after the money.

6. When was Sir John Shepherd born?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1881.
(d) 1883.

7. Where is the restored manor house of Czesław Miłosz according to "Captive Mind"?
(a) The Polish - Ukrainian border.
(b) The Polish - German border.
(c) The Polish - Russian border.
(d) The Polish - Lithuanian border.

8. Why were many Jews of Germany resented before WWII?
(a) They considered themselves as German.
(b) They had power.
(c) They didn't considered themselves as German.
(d) They had money.

9. What disease did Judt's father have scars from?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Meningitis.
(d) Polio.

10. What was the former profession of the student Judt counseled during his semester off?
(a) Ballerina.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Translator.
(d) Bus driver.

11. Where was Judt's father born?
(a) Antwerp.
(b) Paris.
(c) Anahiem.
(d) Brussel.

12. When did Judt go to Berkeley?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1975.

13. What doesn't Judt "Love"?
(a) France.
(b) Paris.
(c) Israel.
(d) England.

14. What years did the French Revolution take place?
(a) 1798-1804.
(b) 1789-1794.
(c) 1778-1784.
(d) 1789-1795.

15. Where was Judt in November 1989?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Judt work variously as a deliverer of carpets, warehouse supplies, and domestic dry goods?

2. How does Judt characterize his generation in "Meritocrats"?

3. What shift did Judt have during his trip to Israel?

4. When did Judt come to New York University according to "New York, New York"?

5. What does Zakhor mean?

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