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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Tartars attack Krakow in the 1200s, what do the Polish people decide to do?
(a) They decide to prepare to attack the Tartars outside the castle gates.
(b) They decide to flee the castle gates once the Tartars approach.
(c) They decide to not defend the city outside of the gates of Wawel.
(d) They decide to send armies out of the castle gates to meet the Tartars.

2. To whom does Joseph hear the Tartars praying?
(a) The god of the sun.
(b) Buddah.
(c) Allah.
(d) Jesus Christ.

3. What is the shape of the tower of the Church of Our Lady Mary?
(a) Pentagon.
(b) Octagon.
(c) Square.
(d) Circle.

4. Immediately following the fight, what decision does the stranger have to make?
(a) He needs to decide whether to kidnap Joseph or go back to Krakow.
(b) She needs to decide whether to go to the market or go home.
(c) He needs to decide whether to steal the goods or chase the horse.
(d) He needs to decide whether to chase Pan Andrew or the horse.

5. What is the oath taken by the trumpeter?
(a) To warn the people inside the castle of the coming Tartars.
(b) To defend the country.
(c) To sound the trumpet each hour of the day and night until death.
(d) To play the National Anthem every morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter 1 opens, which of the following describes the caravan?

2. Why is Jan Kanty well respected in Krakow?

3. What is the scene Joseph sees when he first goes to explore the marketplace?

4. Which two cities do the Tartars attack before they invade Poland?

5. When Joseph returns to the marketplace to give his family the news about their possible lodgings, what is the scene he sees?

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