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Adam Tooze was born in London, England, and later pursued his doctoral studies at the London School of Economics.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze was born in London, England, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in economic history at the London School of Economics.
Before his academic career, Adam Tooze initially aspired to become a molecular biologist, following in his father's footsteps.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's father was a molecular biologist, but Adam Tooze's initial academic interest was in engineering, specifically designing engines for race cars.
Adam Tooze's maternal grandparents, Arthur and Margaret Wynn, were known for their study on the financial connections of the Conservative Party establishment.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's maternal grandparents, Arthur and Margaret Wynn, co-authored a study concerning the financial connections of the Conservative Party establishment.
Adam Tooze's father was a historian who influenced his son's early interest in economic history.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's father was a molecular biologist, not a historian. The kit does not specify his father's influence on his interest in economic history.
Adam Tooze's childhood was primarily spent in London, England, where he was born.
Answer: False
Explanation: While Adam Tooze was born in London, he spent much of his childhood in Heidelberg, West Germany, due to his father's work.
Adam Tooze's full birth name is Adam John Tooze.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's full birth name is John Adam Tooze.
Adam Tooze attended Highgate School from 1980 to 1982.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze attended Highgate School from 1983 to 1985, not 1980 to 1982.
Adam Tooze dedicated his 2006 book, *The Wages of Destruction*, to his parents.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze dedicated his 2006 book, *The Wages of Destruction*, to his maternal grandparents, Arthur and Margaret Wynn.
Adam Tooze was born on July 5, 1967.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze was born on July 5, 1967.
Adam Tooze's maternal grandfather, Arthur Wynn, was a civil servant and a recruiter of Soviet spies at Oxford.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's maternal grandfather, Arthur Wynn, was a civil servant and a recruiter of Soviet spies at Oxford.
Adam Tooze's early interest in engineering involved designing engines for race cars.
Answer: True
Explanation: During his early life, Adam Tooze had an early interest in engineering and aspired to design engines for race cars.
What is Adam Tooze's full birth name?
Answer: John Adam Tooze
Explanation: Adam Tooze's full birth name is John Adam Tooze.
Where did Adam Tooze spend much of his childhood?
Answer: Heidelberg, West Germany
Explanation: Adam Tooze spent much of his childhood in Heidelberg, West Germany, due to his father's work.
What was Adam Tooze's initial academic interest during his early life?
Answer: Engineering
Explanation: During his early life, Adam Tooze had an early interest in engineering and aspired to design engines for race cars.
What was the subject of the study co-authored by Adam Tooze's maternal grandparents, Arthur and Margaret Wynn?
Answer: The financial connections of the Conservative Party establishment
Explanation: Adam Tooze's maternal grandparents, Arthur and Margaret Wynn, co-authored a study concerning the financial connections of the Conservative Party establishment in the UK.
What was Adam Tooze's father's profession?
Answer: Molecular biologist
Explanation: Adam Tooze's father was a molecular biologist.
In what year was Adam Tooze born?
Answer: 1967
Explanation: Adam Tooze was born on July 5, 1967.
What was the name of the school Adam Tooze attended from 1983 to 1985?
Answer: Highgate School
Explanation: Adam Tooze attended Highgate School from 1983 to 1985.
Adam Tooze's maternal grandfather, Arthur Wynn, was also known for what other role?
Answer: A civil servant and recruiter of Soviet spies
Explanation: Adam Tooze's maternal grandfather, Arthur Wynn, was a civil servant and a recruiter of Soviet spies at Oxford.
Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis, completed in 1996, focused on the economic governance of post-World War II Germany.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis, completed in 1996, was titled *Official Statistics and Economic Governance in Interwar Germany*, not post-World War II Germany.
Adam Tooze succeeded Paul Kennedy as Director of International Security Studies at the MacMillan Center at Yale University.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze succeeded Paul Kennedy as Director of International Security Studies at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University.
As a secondary school student, Adam Tooze was allowed to teach a class on Keynesian modelling.
Answer: True
Explanation: As a precocious student in secondary school, Adam Tooze was permitted to teach a class on Keynesian modelling.
Adam Tooze's doctoral advisor at the London School of Economics was Paul Kennedy.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's doctoral advisor at the London School of Economics was Alan Milward. Paul Kennedy was the historian Tooze succeeded as Director of International Security Studies at Yale University.
Wynne Godley was a mentor to Adam Tooze at the London School of Economics.
Answer: False
Explanation: Wynne Godley was a mentor and teacher to Adam Tooze during his first year at King's College, Cambridge, not at the London School of Economics.
Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis was advised by Alan Milward, a prominent economic historian.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's doctoral advisor at the London School of Economics was Alan Milward, a prominent economic historian.
Adam Tooze earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from King's College, Cambridge.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from King's College, Cambridge, not history.
Adam Tooze's academic specialization includes modern German history, which he taught at Yale University.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's academic specialization includes modern German history, and he served as Professor of Modern German History at Yale University for six years.
Which of the following institutions did Adam Tooze attend for his higher education?
Answer: Free University of Berlin
Explanation: Adam Tooze pursued his higher education at King's College, Cambridge, the Free University of Berlin, and the London School of Economics.
What was the title of Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis?
Answer: Official Statistics and Economic Governance in Interwar Germany
Explanation: Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis, completed in 1996, was titled *Official Statistics and Economic Governance in Interwar Germany*.
Who was Adam Tooze's doctoral advisor at the London School of Economics?
Answer: Alan Milward
Explanation: Adam Tooze's doctoral advisor at the London School of Economics was Alan Milward, a prominent economic historian.
Who did Adam Tooze succeed as Director of International Security Studies at the MacMillan Center at Yale University?
Answer: Paul Kennedy
Explanation: Adam Tooze succeeded Paul Kennedy as Director of International Security Studies at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University.
What was a notable academic achievement of Adam Tooze during secondary school?
Answer: Teaching a class on Keynesian modelling
Explanation: As a precocious student in secondary school, Adam Tooze was permitted to teach a class on Keynesian modelling.
Which university did Adam Tooze earn his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from?
Answer: King's College, Cambridge
Explanation: Adam Tooze earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from King's College, Cambridge.
Who was Wynne Godley in relation to Adam Tooze's academic development?
Answer: A mentor and teacher at King's College, Cambridge
Explanation: Wynne Godley was a mentor and teacher to Adam Tooze during his first year at King's College, Cambridge, introducing him to a distinctive brand of economics.
What year was Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis completed?
Answer: 1996
Explanation: Adam Tooze's doctoral thesis was completed in 1996.
Which of the following was NOT one of Adam Tooze's previous academic positions before joining Columbia University?
Answer: Director of the European Institute at Columbia University
Explanation: Adam Tooze's previous academic positions include Reader in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Cambridge, Gurnee Hart Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge, and Professor of Modern German History and Director of International Security Studies at Yale University. Director of the European Institute at Columbia University is a current role.
Adam Tooze's book *The Deluge* primarily examines the global financial crash of 2008 and its consequences.
Answer: False
Explanation: *The Deluge* focuses on America's role in the First World War and the remaking of the global order between 1916 and 1931. His book *Crashed* examines the global financial crash of 2008.
Adam Tooze's academic work primarily focuses on ancient history and classical economics.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's academic work primarily focuses on economic history and modern European history, not ancient history and classical economics.
Adam Tooze's first book, *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945*, was published in 2001.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's first book, *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945: The Making of Modern Economic Knowledge*, was published in 2001 by Cambridge University Press.
The book *Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy* analyzes the global economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's 2021 book, *Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy*, primarily analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted and reshaped the global economy.
Adam Tooze co-edited *Cambridge History of World War II. Volume 3* with Tim B. Müller.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze co-edited *Cambridge History of World War II. Volume 3* with Michael Geyer. He co-edited *Normalität und Fragilität: Demokratie nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg* with Tim B. Müller.
Adam Tooze's book *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945* examines the role of economic data collection during World War I.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's book *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945* focuses on the role of official statistics and economic governance in Germany during the period leading up to and including World War II, not specifically World War I.
Adam Tooze's book *The Deluge* covers the period from 1939 to 1945.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's book *The Deluge* focuses on the period between 1916 and 1931, not 1939 to 1945.
Adam Tooze's book *Crashed* primarily focuses on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's book *Crashed* primarily focuses on the global financial crash of 2008 and its consequences. His book *Shutdown* addresses the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adam Tooze co-edited *Normalität und Fragilität: Demokratie nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg* with Michael Geyer.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze co-edited *Normalität und Fragilität: Demokratie nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg* with Tim B. Müller. He co-edited *Cambridge History of World War II. Volume 3* with Michael Geyer.
Which academic discipline does Adam Tooze primarily specialize in, alongside modern European history?
Answer: Economic history
Explanation: Adam Tooze specializes in the discipline of History, with specific sub-disciplines in economic history and modern European history.
What was the title of Adam Tooze's first book, published in 2001?
Answer: Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945
Explanation: Adam Tooze's first book was *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945: The Making of Modern Economic Knowledge*, published in 2001.
What is the main theme of *The Wages of Destruction*?
Answer: The economic analysis of the Third Reich
Explanation: *The Wages of Destruction* provides an economic analysis of the Third Reich, detailing its formation and eventual collapse.
What is the primary subject of *Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy*?
Answer: The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
Explanation: *Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy* primarily analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted and reshaped the global economy.
Which book did Adam Tooze co-edit with Michael Geyer?
Answer: Cambridge History of World War II. Volume 3
Explanation: Adam Tooze co-edited *Cambridge History of World War II. Volume 3* with Michael Geyer.
What is the primary focus of *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945*?
Answer: The role of official statistics and economic governance in Germany
Explanation: The book *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945* focuses on the role of official statistics and economic governance in Germany during the period leading up to and including World War II.
What event and its consequences are explored in Adam Tooze's 2018 book, *Crashed*?
Answer: The global financial crash of 2008
Explanation: Adam Tooze's 2018 book, *Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World*, examines the global financial crash of 2008 and its extensive economic and geopolitical consequences.
What is the primary focus of Adam Tooze's academic work?
Answer: Economic history and modern European history
Explanation: Adam Tooze primarily focuses on economic history and modern European history in his academic work.
Adam Tooze's book *The Deluge* covers the remaking of the global order between which years?
Answer: 1916 and 1931
Explanation: Adam Tooze's book *The Deluge* focuses on the remaking of the global order between 1916 and 1931.
Adam Tooze currently holds a professorship at Yale University and directs its European Institute.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze currently holds a professorship at Columbia University and directs its European Institute, not Yale University. He previously held a professorship at Yale.
*The Wages of Destruction*, Adam Tooze's book on the Third Reich, received the Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2006.
Answer: False
Explanation: *The Wages of Destruction* received the 2006 Wolfson History Prize. The Philip Leverhulme Prize for Modern History was awarded to Tooze in 2002 for his first book, *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945*.
The Jean Monnet Programme award received by Adam Tooze in 2018 recognized his individual research contributions to European integration.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Jean Monnet Programme award received by Adam Tooze in 2018 was a Center of Excellence award, recognizing the European Institute at Columbia University, which he directs, for its high quality and focus on European integration studies, not his individual research contributions.
Adam Tooze's book *Crashed* won the 2019 Wolfson History Prize.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's book *Crashed* won the 2019 Lionel Gelber Prize. *The Wages of Destruction* won the 2006 Wolfson History Prize.
Adam Tooze has been a nonresident scholar at the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies since 2022.
Answer: False
Explanation: Since 2022, Adam Tooze has served on the board of the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies, not as a nonresident scholar. He is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie Europe.
Adam Tooze received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History in 2015 for his book *The Deluge*.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History in 2015 for his book *The Deluge*.
Carnegie Europe is an academic center at Columbia University directed by Adam Tooze.
Answer: False
Explanation: Carnegie Europe is an organization where Adam Tooze serves as a nonresident scholar. The European Institute, an academic center at Columbia University, is directed by Adam Tooze.
The ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies is an organization that promotes sustainable economic models.
Answer: True
Explanation: The ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies is an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable economic models, and Adam Tooze serves on its board.
Adam Tooze has received the Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik der Keynes-Gesellschaft in 2023.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze received the Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik der Keynes-Gesellschaft in 2023, among other awards.
Adam Tooze's current academic affiliations include Columbia University and Carnegie Europe.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze is currently a professor at Columbia University and a nonresident scholar at Carnegie Europe.
Which university does Adam Tooze currently serve as a professor at?
Answer: Columbia University
Explanation: Adam Tooze currently serves as a professor at Columbia University.
Which award did Adam Tooze's book *Crashed* win in 2019?
Answer: Lionel Gelber Prize
Explanation: Adam Tooze's book *Crashed* won the 2019 Lionel Gelber Prize, an award for the world's best book on foreign affairs.
Which award did Adam Tooze receive in 2018 as Director of the European Institute at Columbia University?
Answer: Jean Monnet Programme Award
Explanation: In 2018, Adam Tooze received a Center of Excellence under the Jean Monnet Programme in his capacity as Director of the European Institute at Columbia University.
What role does Adam Tooze hold at the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies?
Answer: Board member
Explanation: Since 2022, Adam Tooze has served on the board of the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies.
Which of the following is NOT one of Adam Tooze's current academic or professional affiliations?
Answer: Reader in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Cambridge
Explanation: Adam Tooze is currently a professor at Columbia University, Director of its European Institute, and a nonresident scholar at Carnegie Europe. He was previously a Reader in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Cambridge.
Which prize did Adam Tooze receive in 2002 for his first book?
Answer: Philip Leverhulme Prize for Modern History
Explanation: In 2002, Adam Tooze was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize for Modern History following the publication of his first book, *Statistics and the German State, 1900–1945*.
What is the European Institute that Adam Tooze directs?
Answer: An academic center at Columbia University focusing on European affairs
Explanation: The European Institute is an academic center at Columbia University, directed by Adam Tooze, which focuses on research and studies related to European affairs.
What is Carnegie Europe, and what is Adam Tooze's role there?
Answer: An organization where he serves as a nonresident scholar.
Explanation: Carnegie Europe is an organization where Adam Tooze serves as a nonresident scholar, involved in research and analysis related to European policy and international affairs.
Which of the following awards did Adam Tooze receive in 2015?
Answer: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History
Explanation: Adam Tooze received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History in 2015 for his book *The Deluge*.
What is the significance of the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies?
Answer: It promotes sustainable economic models.
Explanation: The ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies is an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable economic models, and Adam Tooze serves on its board.
Which of these awards was received by Adam Tooze in 2023?
Answer: Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik der Keynes-Gesellschaft
Explanation: Adam Tooze received the Preis für Wirtschaftspublizistik der Keynes-Gesellschaft in 2023.
Adam Tooze co-hosts the podcast 'Ones and Tooze' with Cameron Abadi, a deputy editor at *Foreign Policy*.
Answer: True
Explanation: Since September 2021, Adam Tooze co-hosts the podcast 'Ones and Tooze' alongside Cameron Abadi, a deputy editor at *Foreign Policy*.
Adam Tooze's online newsletter, 'Chartbook,' provides analysis on economic and historical topics.
Answer: True
Explanation: Adam Tooze's online newsletter, 'Chartbook,' provides regular updates and analysis on economic and historical topics.
Adam Tooze's books have been translated into only a few European languages, limiting their international reach.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's books have been translated into multiple languages, including German, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, and Greek, indicating their broad international academic and public appeal.
Adam Tooze's essay 'Whose century?' published in 2020, discussed the challenges facing democratic systems.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's essay 'Whose century?' published in 2020, questioned whether the United States could achieve domestic political agreement to manage the collective risks of the Anthropocene. His essay 'Democracy and Its Discontents' discussed challenges facing democratic systems.
Adam Tooze's official website, adamtooze.com, is primarily used for selling his books directly to the public.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's official website, adamtooze.com, serves as a platform to share information about his work, including his books, essays, and other academic activities, rather than primarily for direct sales.
Adam Tooze's work reaches a diverse audience including historians, investors, and administrators.
Answer: True
Explanation: Through his books and online newsletter, Adam Tooze reaches a diverse audience that includes historians, investors, administrators, and other interested individuals.
The podcast 'Ones and Tooze' typically publishes episodes weekly on Fridays, lasting between 30 and 60 minutes.
Answer: True
Explanation: Episodes of the 'Ones and Tooze' podcast are typically published weekly on Fridays and usually last between 30 and 60 minutes.
Adam Tooze reviewed Anatol Lieven's book *Climate Change and the Nation State* in the *New Statesman* in 2020.
Answer: True
Explanation: In 2020, Adam Tooze reviewed Anatol Lieven's book *Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case* in the *New Statesman*.
'Framing Crashed' is a series of articles on Adam Tooze's website that provides additional context for his book *The Deluge*.
Answer: False
Explanation: 'Framing Crashed' is an ongoing series of articles on Adam Tooze's website that provides additional context and analysis related to his book *Crashed*, not *The Deluge*.
Adam Tooze's essay 'Is this the end of the American century? America Pivots' explored shifts in global power dynamics.
Answer: True
Explanation: In his essay 'Is this the end of the American century? America Pivots,' Adam Tooze explored the question of whether the American century was coming to an end, examining shifts in global power dynamics.
Adam Tooze's work is primarily published in academic journals and is not intended for a general public audience.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's work, including his books and online newsletter, reaches a diverse audience including historians, investors, and administrators, and he regularly writes for prominent public publications, indicating it is intended for a general public audience as well as academic.
Adam Tooze's essay 'Democracy and Its Discontents' was published in the *London Review of Books*.
Answer: False
Explanation: Adam Tooze's essay 'Democracy and Its Discontents' was published in *The New York Review of Books*. His essay 'Is this the end of the American century? America Pivots' was published in the *London Review of Books*.
Who is Adam Tooze's co-host for the podcast 'Ones and Tooze'?
Answer: Cameron Abadi
Explanation: Adam Tooze co-hosts the podcast 'Ones and Tooze' alongside Cameron Abadi, a deputy editor at *Foreign Policy*.
What is the typical duration of episodes for the 'Ones and Tooze' podcast?
Answer: 30-60 minutes
Explanation: Episodes of the 'Ones and Tooze' podcast typically last between 30 and 60 minutes.
What is the name of Adam Tooze's online newsletter?
Answer: Chartbook
Explanation: Adam Tooze's online newsletter is called 'Chartbook'.
In which publication did Adam Tooze's essay 'Is this the end of the American century? America Pivots' appear?
Answer: London Review of Books
Explanation: Adam Tooze's essay 'Is this the end of the American century? America Pivots' was published in the *London Review of Books*.
What is the purpose of the 'Framing Crashed' series on Adam Tooze's website?
Answer: To offer additional context and analysis for his book Crashed
Explanation: 'Framing Crashed' is an ongoing series of original articles on Adam Tooze's website that provides additional context and analysis related to his book *Crashed*.
Adam Tooze's books have been translated into which of the following languages?
Answer: Multiple languages including Chinese and Russian
Explanation: Adam Tooze's books have been translated into multiple languages, including German, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, and Greek.
Which of the following publications does Adam Tooze regularly write for?
Answer: The Wall Street Journal
Explanation: Adam Tooze regularly writes for numerous publications, including *The Wall Street Journal*, *Financial Times*, and *London Review of Books*.
In his essay 'Whose century?', Adam Tooze questioned whether the United States could achieve domestic political agreement to manage the collective risks of what?
Answer: The Anthropocene
Explanation: In his essay 'Whose century?,' Adam Tooze questioned whether the United States could achieve domestic political agreement to manage the collective risks of the Anthropocene.
Which book did Adam Tooze review in the *New Statesman* in 2020?
Answer: Climate Change and the Nation State by Anatol Lieven
Explanation: In 2020, Adam Tooze reviewed Anatol Lieven's book *Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case* in the *New Statesman*.
Adam Tooze's essay 'Democracy and Its Discontents' was published in which journal?
Answer: The New York Review of Books
Explanation: Adam Tooze's essay 'Democracy and Its Discontents' was published in *The New York Review of Books*.
Adam Tooze's audience for his work includes all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Molecular biologists
Explanation: Adam Tooze's audience includes historians, investors, and administrators. His father was a molecular biologist, but this is not listed as part of his audience.