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