History of Poland during the Jagiellonian dynasty
- 1. Who was the first king of Poland from the Jagiellonian dynasty?
A) Bolesław II the Generous
B) Henry IV Probus
C) Władysław II Jagiełło
D) Casimir III the Great
- 2. Which country was ruled by Władysław II Jagiełło before becoming king of Poland?
A) Lithuania
B) Hungary
C) Russia
D) Bohemia
- 3. In which battle did Władysław II Jagiełło decisively defeat the Teutonic Order in 1410?
A) Battle of Kosovo
B) Battle of Varna
C) Battle of Grunwald
D) Battle of Tannenberg
- 4. What treaty ended the Polish-Lithuanian union of the Jagiellonian dynasty in 1569?
A) Peace of Thorn
B) Union of Lublin
C) Treaty of Brest
D) Treaty of Hadiach
- 5. Who was the last male monarch of the Jagiellonian dynasty in Poland-Lithuania?
A) Sigismund II Augustus
B) Władysław II Jagiełło
C) Sigismund I the Old
D) Casimir IV Jagiellon
- 6. What was the capital city of Poland during the reign of the Jagiellonian dynasty?
A) Kraków
B) Poznań
C) Warsaw
D) Vilnius
- 7. Which famous astronomer, who proposed a heliocentric model of the universe, studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Johannes Kepler
C) Tycho Brahe
D) Galileo Galilei
- 8. Which famous Italian artist was invited by King Sigismund I the Old to paint the ceiling of the Gothic vault in the Wawel Castle in Kraków?
A) Raphael Sanzio
B) Sandro Botticelli
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti
D) Leonardo da Vinci
- 9. During whose reign did Poland's capital move from Kraków to Warsaw, marking a transition away from the Jagiellonian dynasty?
A) Stanisław August Poniatowski
B) Sigismund III Vasa
C) Stephen Báthory
D) John III Sobieski
- 10. Who was the last monarch from the Jagiellonian dynasty who lost the throne to the Swedish king, Sigismund III Vasa?
A) Sigismund II Augustus
B) Anna Jagiellon
C) Isabella Jagiellon
D) Henry of Valois
- 11. In what year did the Jagiellonian dynasty begin ruling Poland?
A) 1523
B) 1306
C) 1386
D) 1434
- 12. Which queen consort was a key figure during the Jagiellonian period?
A) Elisabeth of Austria
B) Barbara Radziwill
C) Bona Sforza
D) Anna Jagiellon
- 13. Which royal house did the Jagiellonian dynasty have close ties with?
A) Capet
B) Habsburg
C) Wittelsbach
D) Plantagenet
- 14. In which city was the Jagiellonian University founded during this period?
A) Gdansk
B) Poznan
C) Warsaw
D) Krakow
- 15. Which territory did Poland lose to the Ottoman Empire in 1672, marking the declining years of the Jagiellonian era?
A) Podolia
B) Masovia
C) Galicia
D) Red Ruthenia
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