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