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Kazimierz Dolny - Exam
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  • 1. What river is Kazimierz Dolny located on?
A) San
B) Odra
C) Nysa
D) Vistula
  • 2. Which historical structure is a significant landmark in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) The Marketplace
B) The Castle Ruins
C) The Town Hall
D) The Cathedral
  • 3. Kazimierz Dolny is part of which Polish Voivodeship?
A) Podlaskie
B) Kuyavian-Pomeranian
C) Masovian
D) Lublin
  • 4. Which river beach is popular in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Vistula Beach
B) Odra Beach
C) San Beach
D) Nysa Beach
  • 5. What type of local cuisine is Kazimierz Dolny known for?
A) Traditional Polish dishes
B) Italian
C) Japanese
D) Mexican
  • 6. What scenic feature is Kazimierz Dolny known for?
A) Mountain ranges
B) Deserts
C) The landscape of the Vistula River
D) Coastal cliffs
  • 7. How does Kazimierz Dolny celebrate its artistic heritage?
A) Technology fairs
B) Military parades
C) Art galleries and workshops
D) Industrial exhibitions
  • 8. What is Kazimierz Dolny known for in terms of artistic activity?
A) Painting and Photography
B) Music and Dance
C) Film and Literature
D) Sculpture and Pottery
  • 9. What type of public transport connects Kazimierz Dolny with nearby cities?
A) Tram
B) Bus
C) Subway
D) Ferry
  • 10. On which bank of the Vistula river is Kazimierz Dolny located?
A) The eastern (right) bank
B) The western (left) 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) King Władysław I the Elbow-high
B) King John III Sobieski
C) King Casimir III the Great
D) Prince Casimir II the Just
  • 12. Which family held Kazimierz Dolny from 1501 until 1644?
A) The Piast family
B) The Jagiellon family
C) The Firlej family
D) The Sobieski family
  • 13. Who founded the Hasidic dynasty of Kuzmir in Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Samuel Leib Shneiderman
B) John III Sobieski
C) Yehezkel Taub
D) Chaim Goldberg
  • 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) Forced labor for the Nazis
B) Film production
C) Construction of new buildings
D) Art exhibitions
  • 16. Where were Kazimierz Dolny's Jews taken in 1942?
A) Belzec concentration camp
B) Auschwitz-Birkenau
C) Sobibor
D) Treblinka
  • 17. What is the name of the festival inaugurated in Kazimierz Dolny in 2013 celebrating Jewish culture?
A) Jewish Heritage Festival
B) Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi
C) Pardes Festival
D) Kazimierz Cultural Days
  • 18. 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
  • 19. Which king founded a parish church in Kazimierz Dolny in 1325?
A) King Sigismund III Vasa
B) King John III Sobieski
C) King Władysław I the Elbow-high
D) King Casimir II the Just
  • 20. What is the nearest rail station to Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Lublin
B) Warsaw
C) Nałęczów
D) Puławy
  • 21. Which magazine listed Kazimierz Dolny as one of Europe's most beautiful small towns in 2024?
A) Condé Nast Traveler
B) Travel + Leisure
C) Time Magazine
D) National Geographic
  • 22. Who was a famous painter and sculptor from Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Yehezkel Taub
B) John III Sobieski
C) Samuel Leib Shneiderman
D) Chaim Goldberg
  • 23. Which town is not twinned with Kazimierz Dolny?
A) Warsaw
B) Staufen im Breisgau
C) Szklarska Poręba
D) Hortobágy
  • 24. In which year did Kazimierz Dolny become officially recognized as a historical monument?
A) 2014
B) 2004
C) 1994
D) 1984
  • 25. What is a notable feature of the Parish church of St Bartholomew and John the Baptist?
A) A synagogue
B) A memorial wall for Holocaust victims
C) 1620 organs
D) A famous painting by Chaim Goldberg
  • 26. Which film, based on a shtetl, had scenes filmed in Kazimierz Dolny in 1937?
A) The Dybbuk
B) Yiddle With His Fiddle
C) Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi
D) Warsaw Ghetto
  • 27. 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
  • 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) Bricks from destroyed houses
D) Tombstones from the local Jewish cemetery
  • 30. Approximately what percentage of Kazimierz Dolny's population was Jewish between the First and Second World Wars?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 40%
  • 31. Who granted the Jews of Poland a respite from taxes in 1674?
A) The Seer of Lublin
B) Chaim Goldberg
C) Casimir III the Great
D) John III Sobieski
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