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