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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. How many people live in Mexico City?

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

3. What policy were the students of 1968 opposed to?

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

5. When did Toni die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did public universities boast?

2. When did Judt attend King's College of Cambridge according to "Part Two: Meritocrats"?

3. What was the university where Judt worked in the 1990s rife with according to "Part Three: Girls, Girls, Girls"?

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

5. What study did Judt think was ludicrous in "Part Three: Edge People"?

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

7. What did Judt note was perhaps the most valuable aspect of his education at King's College?

8. What cities do not spring to mind when one considers a "world city" in "Part Three: New York, New York"?

9. What did Judt spend hours listening to?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine the comparison Judt makes between Winston Churchill and George W. Bush.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Judt romanticizes nostalgia in "The Lord Warden" and analyze the symbols he uses.

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