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A common motif in Nordic Bronze Age rock carvings in Denmark is:

  • Depictions of mounted cavalry
  • Ship images and solar motifs
  • Christian crosses
  • Arabic inscriptions
Correct answer(s):
  • Ship images and solar motifs

Which defensive structure in southern Denmark was expanded in the 10th century under King Harald Bluetooth to protect Danish territory?

  • Hadrian’s Wall
  • Danevirke
  • Offa’s Dyke
  • Limes Germanicus
Correct answer(s):
  • Danevirke

The Baltic Way human chain was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of which 1939 agreement?

  • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
  • Treaty of Versailles
  • Yalta Agreement
  • Pact of Steel
Correct answer(s):
  • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

What is the official name of the document adopted on March 11, 1990 that declared Lithuania’s restoration of independence?

  • Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
  • Baltic Way Declaration
  • Lithuanian Independence Proclamation of 1918
  • Vilnius Declaration of 1990
Correct answer(s):
  • Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania

Who served as the head of state (Chairman of the Supreme Council) of Lithuania immediately after the March 11, 1990 declaration of independence?

  • Vytautas Landsbergis
  • Algirdas Brazauskas
  • Kazimira Prunskienė
  • Antanas Smetona
Correct answer(s):
  • Vytautas Landsbergis

Select the date on which Soviet authorities officially recognised Lithuanian independence.

  • September 6, 1991
  • August 23, 1989
  • March 11, 1990
  • February 16, 1918
Correct answer(s):
  • September 6, 1991

Choose the accurate description of the events of January 13, 1991 in Vilnius.

  • Soviet military actions against unarmed civilians defending key sites in Vilnius, resulting in civilian deaths
  • A mass emigration of Lithuanians to neighboring countries
  • The signing of a treaty formally reuniting Lithuania with the Soviet Union
  • A Soviet-backed election that confirmed Communist rule
Correct answer(s):
  • Soviet military actions against unarmed civilians defending key sites in Vilnius, resulting in civilian deaths

Select the statement that correctly describes Vytautas Landsbergis’s role during the restoration of independence.

  • He was leader of Sąjūdis and served as Chairman of the Supreme Council that declared independence
  • He was the Soviet-appointed First Secretary of the Communist Party in Lithuania
  • He led the armed Forest Brothers resistance after World War II
  • He was the Soviet ambassador who negotiated recognition of Lithuanian independence
Correct answer(s):
  • He was leader of Sąjūdis and served as Chairman of the Supreme Council that declared independence

Identify the nature and role of the ‘Forest Brothers’ after World War II.

  • Armed anti-Soviet partisans who resisted Soviet rule in the postwar period
  • A cultural revival group promoting Lithuanian folk songs
  • A Soviet administrative body organizing collective farms
  • A pro-Soviet militia formed during the 1991 crisis
Correct answer(s):
  • Armed anti-Soviet partisans who resisted Soviet rule in the postwar period

Select the international pact associated with the Baltic Way commemoration.

  • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (1939)
  • Treaty of Versailles (1919)
  • Yalta Agreement (1945)
  • Helsinki Accords (1975)
Correct answer(s):
  • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (1939)

Choose the best description of the Baltic Way event and its purpose.

  • A human chain linking people across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to protest the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
  • A secret armed uprising coordinated by anti-Soviet partisans
  • A Soviet cultural festival celebrating Baltic republics
  • A trade agreement signed by the three Baltic capitals
Correct answer(s):
  • A human chain linking people across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to protest the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Select the correct description of Sąjūdis and its role in Lithuania’s move toward independence.

  • A reform movement that mobilized public support for independence and democratic change
  • An underground armed resistance organization active after World War II
  • The Soviet Communist Party branch in Lithuania
  • A foreign diplomatic mission advocating for Lithuanian independence
Correct answer(s):
  • A reform movement that mobilized public support for independence and democratic change

Choose the date when the Supreme Council declared the restoration of Lithuanian independence from the Soviet Union.

  • March 11, 1990
  • September 6, 1991
  • February 16, 1918
  • August 23, 1989
Correct answer(s):
  • March 11, 1990