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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who becomes close to Lumbomirska because the old woman spent weeks teaching him about Polish society?
(a) August.
(b) Feliks.
(c) Tytus.
(d) Roman.

2. When does Catherine the Great became Empress of Russia?
(a) 1677.
(b) 1462.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1777.

3. What kind of necklace does one of her Mniszech relatives place on Barbara to wear at the banquet?
(a) Gold and copper.
(b) One with diamonds and pearls.
(c) One with six amber beads.
(d) A strand of pearls.

4. Which country is partitioned by Catherine the Great in 1772?
(a) Russia.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

5. Who is the emperor of Vienna when Lubonski and his men arrive?
(a) Leopold.
(b) Janko.
(c) Pietor.
(d) Jan .

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son of Tytus who had been killed by the Poles.

2. When does the Seym introduce a new constitution?

3. When were the Ghengis Khan raids that are discussed in Chapter 2?

4. Who flees when the Mongols approach Krakow?

5. Who was ordered to object at the reforms and the meeting of the Polish parliament?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Polish government like in the thirteenth century and why?

2. Who is Tytus Bukowski and what is his accomplishment?

3. When and where does the book open, and what special event begins the story?

4. Who defeats the Swedes in Poland and how do they do it?

5. Who is Catherine the Great and what is her plan for Poland?

6. How do Pawel and Janko get arrested on their spy mission and why do they want to be detained?

7. What is Szymon Bukowski's role in the special event the beginning of the book?

8. Who are Feliks and Roman and what is typical about them?

9. What is the outcome of the Polish fighting the Turks in Vienna? What crops are introduced to Poland because of the war?

10. Who are the Polish hussars and what king is responsible for their development?

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