East Europeans have a sharp sense of history, and foreign visitors who do not know something of that history will be found wanting. Visitors to the region will find it prudent to learn something of that history and how it has shaped the characters of the people they will encounter. Yale Richmond, From Yes to Da
This quiz is intended to get you started along your path towards learning enough about the Czech Republic to satisfy the above quote. It was originally prepared for Orientation for a Semester Abroad program run by Collegium Hieronymi Pragensis. You can review relevant information in the original slideshow either before or after you take the quiz (or even better, both before and after.
This quiz closes Sun, 2008-08-17 00:00.
Meh, 90% is too hard. I bet many Czechs would not beat 80%.
(I think I would have scored 70%.)
At least, it's too hard as a criterion for just "not making a fool out of yourself." I doubt any Czech would be surprised at even another Czech not having the nation's Nobel Prize winners down pat, for example, let alone at a foreigner not knowing them.
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