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Kazimierz Dolny - Exam
Kazimierz Dolny
  • 1. What river is Kazimierz Dolny located on?
A) Odra
B) Vistula
C) Nysa
D) San
  • 2. Which historical structure is a significant landmark in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) The Marketplace
B) The Town Hall
C) The Castle Ruins
D) The Cathedral
  • 3. Kazimierz Dolny is part of which Polish Voivodeship?
A) Kuyavian-Pomeranian
B) Lublin
C) Masovian
D) Podlaskie
  • 4. Which river beach is popular in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) San Beach
B) Vistula Beach
C) Odra Beach
D) Nysa Beach
  • 5. What type of local cuisine is Kazimierz Dolny known for?
A) Japanese
B) Italian
C) Mexican
D) Traditional Polish dishes
  • 6. What scenic feature is Kazimierz Dolny known for?
A) Coastal cliffs
B) The landscape of the Vistula River
C) Mountain ranges
D) Deserts
  • 7. How does Kazimierz Dolny celebrate its artistic heritage?
A) Military parades
B) Industrial exhibitions
C) Technology fairs
D) Art galleries and workshops
  • 8. What is Kazimierz Dolny known for in terms of artistic activity?
A) Painting and Photography
B) Sculpture and Pottery
C) Film and Literature
D) Music and Dance
  • 9. What type of public transport connects Kazimierz Dolny with nearby cities?
A) Bus
B) Ferry
C) Tram
D) Subway
  • 10. On which bank of the Vistula river is Kazimierz Dolny located?
A) Neither, it's not on the Vistula
B) The eastern (right) bank
C) Both banks equally
D) The western (left) bank
  • 11. Who handed the Benedictine settlement Wietrzna Gora to Norbertine nuns in 1181?
A) King John III Sobieski
B) King Władysław I the Elbow-high
C) Prince Casimir II the Just
D) King Casimir III the Great
  • 12. Which family held Kazimierz Dolny from 1501 until 1644?
A) The Firlej family
B) The Sobieski family
C) The Piast family
D) The Jagiellon family
  • 13. In which year did Kazimierz Dolny become officially recognized as a historical monument?
A) 1994
B) 1984
C) 2014
D) 2004
  • 14. What is the significance of the Lesser Polish Gorge in relation to Kazimierz Dolny?
A) It was a major battleground during wars
B) It is where the Vistula river originates
C) It contributes to the town's picturesque location
D) It served as an ancient trade route
  • 15. Which king founded a parish church in Kazimierz Dolny in 1325?
A) King Władysław I the Elbow-high
B) King Sigismund III Vasa
C) King Casimir II the Just
D) King John III Sobieski
  • 16. Which magazine listed Kazimierz Dolny as one of Europe's most beautiful small towns in 2024?
A) Time Magazine
B) Condé Nast Traveler
C) National Geographic
D) Travel + Leisure
  • 17. What was the original name of Kazimierz Dolny when it was handed to Norbertine nuns?
A) Kazimierz Wielki
B) Zwierzyniec
C) Wietrzna Gora
D) Dolny Kraków
  • 18. What is the nearest rail station to Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Warsaw
B) Nałęczów
C) Puławy
D) Lublin
  • 19. In which century did a small Jewish community first become present in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) 16th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 14th century
  • 20. Who granted the Jews of Poland a respite from taxes in 1674?
A) Casimir III the Great
B) John III Sobieski
C) The Seer of Lublin
D) Chaim Goldberg
  • 21. Who founded the Hasidic dynasty of Kuzmir in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Yehezkel Taub
B) Chaim Goldberg
C) Samuel Leib Shneiderman
D) John III Sobieski
  • 22. Approximately what percentage of Kazimierz Dolny's population was Jewish between the First and Second World Wars?
A) 40%
B) 50%
C) 30%
D) 60%
  • 23. Which film, based on a shtetl, had scenes filmed in Kazimierz Dolny in 1937?
A) Warsaw Ghetto
B) Yiddle With His Fiddle
C) Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi
D) The Dybbuk
  • 24. What was the Jewish Council in Kazimierz Dolny during the German occupation forced to oversee?
A) Construction of new buildings
B) Film production
C) Art exhibitions
D) Forced labor for the Nazis
  • 25. What did Jews in Kazimierz Dolny have to use to pave roads during the German occupation?
A) Bricks from destroyed houses
B) Wooden planks
C) Stones from the river
D) Tombstones from the local Jewish cemetery
  • 26. Where were Kazimierz Dolny's Jews taken in 1942?
A) Treblinka
B) Belzec concentration camp
C) Auschwitz-Birkenau
D) Sobibor
  • 27. What was erected after the Holocaust using surviving tombstones from the Jewish cemetery?
A) A memorial wall
B) A museum
C) A monument to John III Sobieski
D) A new synagogue
  • 28. Who was a famous painter and sculptor from Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Chaim Goldberg
B) Yehezkel Taub
C) John III Sobieski
D) Samuel Leib Shneiderman
  • 29. What is the name of the festival inaugurated in Kazimierz Dolny in 2013 celebrating Jewish culture?
A) Pardes Festival
B) Kazimierz Cultural Days
C) Jewish Heritage Festival
D) Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi
  • 30. What is a notable feature of the Parish church of St Bartholomew and John the Baptist?
A) A memorial wall for Holocaust victims
B) 1620 organs
C) A synagogue
D) A famous painting by Chaim Goldberg
  • 31. Which town is not twinned with Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Szklarska Poręba
B) Hortobágy
C) Warsaw
D) Staufen im Breisgau
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