QUIZ 481

Check your Knowledge Quotient!

1. In the 1520s, Sweden emerged from the Middle Ages and once again asserted her independence under King Gustav Vasa.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

2. Sweden was the site of Baroque architecture and later the rococo.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

                                                            

3. In Sweden, Spring is welcomed on the last day of April with Walpurgis Eve, when choirs sing songs about spring and people light bonfires.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

4. In Sweden, Summer is welcomed on Midsummer’s Eve, with dancing around the maypole, and the consumption of herring and snaps.

           

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

5. In Sweden, Autumn is lit up by candles for the dead on All Saints, followed by Advent and Lucia during the darkest time of the year.

A. True

B. False

C. Both of the above

D. None of the above

Best of luck!

Answers

1 – A, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – A, 5 – A