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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most accurate description of the Tartar army?
(a) It is a small but slow group that takes days to pass through a town.
(b) It is so numerous that it takes days for them to pass through an area.
(c) It is very large, but they run through each town quickly.
(d) It is a large, efficient group that moves through a town in a day.

2. After the explosions, what is the new nickname of Peter of the Button Face?
(a) Bodgan of the Buttons.
(b) Bogdan of the Singed Locks.
(c) Bodgan of the Hair.
(d) Bodgan of the Fire.

3. With what does Peter threaten Joseph before he sends him away with Michael?
(a) Peter tells Joseph he will kill his mother if Joseph does not return with the crystal.
(b) Peter says he will kill Joseph if he does not return with the crystal.
(c) Peter says he will kill Elzbietka if Joseph does not return with the gold.
(d) Peter tells Joseph he will kill Pan Andrew if Joseph does not return with the crystal.

4. What ultimately happens to the trumpeter in 1241?
(a) A Polish man accidentally shoots him with a bow and arrow.
(b) He is killed by a Tartar with a bow and arrow while he is playing the Heynal.
(c) A Tartar shoots him when he is done playing.
(d) He escapes the Tartars while playing the trumpet.

5. What is the most accurate description of the Tartars' appearance?
(a) Short, dark men with beards and long, braided hair.
(b) Tall, pale men with beards and long, braided hair.
(c) Tall, dark men with shaved heads.
(d) Short, pale men with shaved heads.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the trumpeter when Poland is attacked?

2. What is the trumpeter thinking when he sees the fierce men looking up at him after the attack on Krakow?

3. Who tries to steal something from the Charnetski apartment?

4. In the midst of all the destruction after the attack on Krakow, there is one Polish person left alive. Who is it?

5. At the palace gate, what suggestion does the guard give to Pan Andrew?

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