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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Brick Gothic church that was “destroyed in the thirteenth century by Asian Tatars” and rebuilt in the fourteenth century, according to the narrator in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) St. Mary’s Basilica.
(b) Wawel Cathedral.
(c) Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
(d) Cathedral of St. Adalbert.

2. What is the name of the camp that the traveler has come to in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) The Chelmno extermination camp.
(b) The Auschwitz concentration camp.
(c) The Mauthausen-Gusen camp.
(d) The Gross-Rosen concentration camp.

3. Who was the Governor General of Occupied Poland that confiscated the portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, according to the traveler in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Rudolf Höss.
(b) Hanz Frank.
(c) Aharon Appelfeld.
(d) King Kasimierz.

4. How many Jews does the traveler tell his companions were murdered after World War II in Poland in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?
(a) Nearly 1,000.
(b) Nearly 5,000.
(c) Nearly 3,000.
(d) Nearly 2,000.

5. What is the name of Wanda’s boyfriend who helps to show the visitor around in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1?
(a) Mikal.
(b) Rainer.
(c) Mirek.
(d) Stefan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means ostentatious in one’s learning, or overly concerned with minute formalisms?

2. What mountains does the narrator describe rising in the south toward Slovakia in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2?

3. What word from Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 means to fear something greatly and/or to be in extreme apprehension of something?

4. What word used in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 2 refers to a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object?

5. The couple that take the traveler to see the sights of the city in Part I: “A Guest of Poland,” Chapter 1 take him past the Royal Palace and what cathedral?

(see the answer key)

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