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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the count of Bukowo under the Austrian rule?
(a) Baron Gorka.
(b) Baron Jan Buk.
(c) Baron Lasharz Lubonski.
(d) Baron Janko Bukoski.

2. How old is Hedwig when she marries?
(a) 21.
(b) 33.
(c) 13.
(d) 8.

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

4. Where is Castle Gorka located when Bukowo is under Austrian rule?
(a) Russia.
(b) Poland
(c) Austria.
(d) France.

5. Who does Hedwig's husband send to spy on the Teutonic Knights?
(a) Their son and daughter.
(b) A special agent.
(c) The court jester.
(d) Pawel and Janko.

6. What do protesters discuss forming after lunch?
(a) A health alliance.
(b) A co-op.
(c) A union.
(d) Their own government.

7. What was the new weapon of the group that invades Poland in July 1655?
(a) Canon.
(b) Muzzle loader.
(c) Grenade.
(d) Poison dart.

8. To whom do the reporters at the meeting between the Communist Party and protesters wish to speak?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Buk.
(c) Bukowski.
(d) Lubonski.

9. Who is holding a banquet for his daughter at Castle Gorka in Chapter 4?
(a) Magistrate Cyprjan.
(b) Ossolinksi.
(c) The American Ambassador.
(d) Bishop Lubonski.

10. Who feels Mustafa is wrong in coming to Vienna?
(a) Feliks.
(b) The Baron von Straussberg.
(c) The Grand Vizier.
(d) The American Ambassador.

11. Who becomes Stanislaw August, King of Poland?
(a) Lubonski.
(b) Poniatowski.
(c) Bukowski.
(d) Feliks.

12. What color cord does the Turkish commander wear around his neck when the Polish arrive in Vienna?
(a) Green.
(b) Gold.
(c) Purple.
(d) Black

13. After Kahn's death, who is sent to conquer Poland, Hungary and Russia?
(a) The Krzyszlof.
(b) The Zygmunts.
(c) The Germans.
(d) The Tartars.

14. Who goes to Vienna in Jan's place when he is too sick to go?
(a) Janko and Brat Pietor.
(b) Lubonski and Pietor.
(c) Jan and Leopold.
(d) Jan and Janko.

15. Why is Lubonski sending two young men out to visit?
(a) To beg for a job in the castle.
(b) To determine the families' chance of survival in war.
(c) To send a message to the queen.
(d) To look for wealth and opportunities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people who barricaded themselves in a church to avoid the Mongol attack do after surviving the attack?

2. Who won the battle against the Teutonic Knights for Poland?

3. Who provides medical services to Christian soldiers?

4. Who sides with the reformers, forms a cavalry to help defend Warsaw, but is killed in the war?

5. What becomes of the Tartars that survive Khan's attack?

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