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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Joseph arrives at his family's destination, what does he see?
(a) Flat farmland, barns, and stables.
(b) Bright, sunlit palaces, churches, towers, battlement walks, and Gothic buildings.
(c) Spanish-American architecture.
(d) Buildings adorned by the rich sculpture marked by the Italian Renaissance.

2. With what does Kreutz flee at the end?
(a) He flees with his book of alchemy.
(b) He flees with the Philosopher's Stone.
(c) He flees with the cauldron.
(d) He flees with the crystal.

3. Why is Joseph anxious to see the palace at Wawel Hill?
(a) He wants to see Peter of the Button Face.
(b) He is familiar with the legend of Krakus.
(c) He is interested in the architecture of the palace.
(d) He wants to try to become part of the palace guard.

4. Which two people get in a scuffle in Pan Andrew's apartment after the explosions in the Charnetski apartment?
(a) Peter of the Button Face and the alchemist.
(b) Nicholas Kreutz and Andrew Charnetski.
(c) Peter of the Button Face and Jan Kanty.
(d) The alchemist and Jan Kanty.

5. What does Kreutz say about trances and experiments?
(a) That the people of Kiev are experts at doing them.
(b) That the people of Krakow have always been weary of them.
(c) That the people of Krakow have always embraced them.
(d) That the people of Lvov are experts at doing them.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Jan Kanty meets the Charnetski family for the first time, what does Pan Andrew explain to Jan Kanty?

2. Which best describes the Tartars' religious belief?

3. What does Elzbietka confess to Joseph in Chapter 8?

4. After hearing Pan Andrew's story, what advice does Jan Kanty provide?

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

(see the answer key)

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