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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the scene Joseph sees when he first goes to explore the marketplace?
(a) He sees Stefan Ostrovski.
(b) He sees Pan Andrew Tenczynski.
(c) He sees a family from his village.
(d) He sees a Tartar boy beating a dog.

2. Despite the fact that he knows he might die as he faces the Tartars in 1241, what does the trumpeter decide to do?
(a) Sound the Heynal for Poland and Our Lady.
(b) Try to kill the Tartars he sees.
(c) Sound the trumpet for the lost people of Kiev.
(d) Flee to the castle.

3. When is the broken note first played?
(a) As the trumpeter's trumpet is knocked out of his hands by the Tartar's arrow.
(b) When the Tartars pick up the song where the trumpeter left off.
(c) As the trumpeter's trumpet breaks.
(d) As the trumpeter is killed with the bow and arrow from the Tartar.

4. 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 send armies out of the castle gates to meet the Tartars.
(c) They decide to flee the castle gates once the Tartars approach.
(d) They decide to not defend the city outside of the gates of Wawel.

5. Which best describes the Tartars' religious belief?
(a) They are Buddhists.
(b) They are Jewish.
(c) They believe in God.
(d) They do not know God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most accurate description of the Tartars' appearance?

2. When Joseph arrives at his family's destination, what does he see?

3. What do the people do when they hear the Tartars' approach in 1241?

4. How old is Joseph Charnetski?

5. Where does Joseph find his family a place to stay?

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