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Where was Adam Bernard Mickiewicz born?
Where was Adam Bernard Mickiewicz born?
- Laskowo-Głuchy (correct)
- Warsaw
- Wadowice
- Krakow
What was the nickname of Karol Wojtyła's older brother Edmund?
What was the nickname of Karol Wojtyła's older brother Edmund?
- Mundy
- Mundek (correct)
- Eddie
- Edy
Who among Karol Wojtyła's siblings died during infancy before his birth?
Who among Karol Wojtyła's siblings died during infancy before his birth?
- Olga (correct)
- Edmund
- Mundek
- Jozef
Which movement drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity?
Which movement drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity?
Where was Józef Klemens Piłsudski born?
Where was Józef Klemens Piłsudski born?
What does Auschwitz refer to in the text?
What does Auschwitz refer to in the text?
Which Polish poet is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet?
Which Polish poet is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet?
Where was Karol Józef Wojtyła born?
Where was Karol Józef Wojtyła born?
In which village was Cyprian Kamil Norwid born?
In which village was Cyprian Kamil Norwid born?
Which town is described as having about 8,000 Catholics and 2,000 Jews?
Which town is described as having about 8,000 Catholics and 2,000 Jews?
Who was Marcin Wadowita's confessor and first teacher in Catholicism?
Who was Marcin Wadowita's confessor and first teacher in Catholicism?
Which influential figure did Karol Józef Wojtyła's parents possibly honor through his name choices?
Which influential figure did Karol Józef Wojtyła's parents possibly honor through his name choices?
What role did Józef Klemens Piłsudski play in Poland's history?
What role did Józef Klemens Piłsudski play in Poland's history?
At what age did Karol Józef Wojtyła lose his mother, father, and older brother?
At what age did Karol Józef Wojtyła lose his mother, father, and older brother?
Who might have influenced Karol's parents in choosing his name?
Who might have influenced Karol's parents in choosing his name?
What describes Karol Józef Wojtyła's early athletic endeavors?
What describes Karol Józef Wojtyła's early athletic endeavors?
Where did Marcin Wadowita study, including abroad in Rome?
Where did Marcin Wadowita study, including abroad in Rome?
Where was Karol Józef Wojtyła baptized?
Where was Karol Józef Wojtyła baptized?
Study Notes
Polish Poets and Personalities
- Adam Bernard Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist, regarded as a national poet in Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus.
- Cyprian Kamil Norwid was a Polish poet, dramatist, painter, and sculptor, born in the Masovian village of Laskowo-Głuchy near Warsaw.
Marcin Wadowita and Karol Wojtyła's Life
- Marcin Wadowita was a Polish priest, theologian, professor, and Deputy Chancellor of the Jagiellonian University, born in Wadowice.
- Karol Józef Wojtyła, later St. John Paul II, was born on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, near Kraków, southern Poland, as the youngest of three children.
- He lost his mother, father, and older brother before his 21st birthday.
- Wojtyła was athletic, studious, and a gifted theatrical performer, and was baptized on June 20, 1920, in the Chapel of the Holy Family of the Basilica of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wadowice.
Important Figures and Events
- Józef Piłsudski was a Polish revolutionary and statesman, the first chief of state of the newly independent Poland established in November 1918.
- Wadowice is a small city fifty kilometers southwest of Kraków, Poland, with a population of about 8,000 Catholics and 2,000 Jews.
- Auschwitz was the largest and deadliest of six dedicated extermination camps during World War II and the Holocaust under Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
- Anti-semitism refers to hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious or racial group.
Other Notable Figures
- Juliusz Słowacki was a Polish Romantic poet, playwright, and visionary philosopher, born 1809 in Krzemieniec, died 1849 in Paris.
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Test your knowledge on Polish Romantic poets Adam Mickiewicz and Cyprian Norwid. Learn about their contributions to Polish literature and their role in the Romanticism movement.
