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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. Whose tents were looted before nightfall in Vienna?
(a) Turkish army.
(b) American amry.
(c) Turkish officers.
(d) American officers.

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

3. Who had dreams of marrying Catherine but was rebuffed?
(a) Poniatowski.
(b) The American Ambassador.
(c) Feliks.
(d) Lubonski.

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

5. When does the Seym introduce a new constitution?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1777.
(c) 1791.
(d) 1801.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Tartar dwarf becomes a fighter for Khan?

2. What is the Polish parliament called?

3. Who provides medical services to Christian soldiers?

4. What fascinating objects do the two young men sent by Lubonski discover during Easter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain how Vuldai becomes a member of the Ghengis Kahn's army.

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

5. What complaint do the farmers make at the beginning of the book?

6. What is the Polish reaction to the 1772 partition of Poland? Who has control of Bukowo?

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

8. Who is Lumbomirska and why is her character important in this story?

9. Why was Poland taken so easily by the Tartars?

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

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