- 1. When was the Union of Lublin signed, creating the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth?
A) 1450
B) 1600
C) 1700
D) 1569
- 2. What was the official religion of the Lithuanian Commonwealth during the 16th century?
A) Protestantism
B) Roman Catholicism
C) Islam
D) Eastern Orthodoxy
- 3. Who was the last monarch to rule the Lithuanian Commonwealth before its partitions?
A) Peter the Great
B) Stanisław August Poniatowski
C) Maria Theresa
D) Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
- 4. Which country was the primary rival of the Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century?
A) Russia
B) Prussia
C) Sweden
D) Austria
- 5. What event led to the formation of the Lithuanian Commonwealth?
A) Battle of Grunwald
B) Union of Lublin
C) Treaty of Hadiach
D) Partition of Poland
- 6. Who led the successful Lithuanian victory at the Battle of Kircholm in 1605?
A) Stephen Báthory
B) Frederick II of Denmark
C) Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
D) Michael the Brave
- 7. Which institution served as the main legislative body in the Lithuanian Commonwealth?
A) Diet
B) Duma
C) Rada
D) Sejm
- 8. Who was the founder of the Jagiellonian dynasty, which played a significant role in the Lithuanian Commonwealth?
A) John II Casimir Vasa
B) Jogaila
C) Henry IV of France
D) Władysław II Jagiełło
- 9. Which military alliance did the Lithuanian Commonwealth become a part of in the late 16th century to counter growing threats from neighboring powers?
A) League of Cambrai
B) Baltic League
C) Holy League
D) Grand Alliance
- 10. Which two countries formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Union of Lublin?
A) Poland and Lithuania
B) Germany and Russia
C) England and Italy
D) France and Spain
- 11. Which famous writer, known for his satirical novel 'Gulliver's Travels', visited the Lithuanian Commonwealth in the early 18th century?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Voltaire
C) Jonathan Swift
D) Daniel Defoe
- 12. Before the Union of Lublin, which country did Lithuania have a personal union with?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) Sweden
D) Poland
- 13. What was the term used to describe the nobility of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth?
A) Samurai
B) Szlachta
C) Boyar
D) Hidalgo
- 14. Who was the Grand Duke of Lithuania who led his forces to victory over the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410?
A) Mindaugas
B) Algirdas
C) Vytautas
D) Jogaila
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