Lech Walesa — Questions and answers

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What was Lech Walesa's job at the Gdańsk Shipyard?

Choices

  1. An electrician ✓
  2. A teacher
  3. A doctor
  4. A baker

Answer: An electrician

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According to the page, what did Jean-Jacques Rousseau write that Lech Walesa remembered?

Choices

  1. 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.' ✓
  2. 'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.'
  3. 'Power concedes nothing without a demand.'
  4. 'Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.'

Answer: 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'

From page 2

What caused massive protests in Poland in 1970?

Choices

  1. Rising food prices ✓
  2. A new movie
  3. A big sports event
  4. A national election

Answer: Rising food prices

From page 3

What organization did Lech Walesa co-found after being dismissed from the shipyard in 1978?

Choices

  1. The Free Trade Unions of the Coast ✓
  2. The Workers' Sports Club
  3. The Hidden Radio Network
  4. The Newspaper for Freedom

Answer: The Free Trade Unions of the Coast

From page 4

Where did Lech Walesa sometimes gather with families to discuss his vision?

Choices

  1. In a quiet church hall ✓
  2. In the shipyard cafeteria
  3. In a public park
  4. At a secret factory

Answer: In a quiet church hall

From page 5

How did Lech Walesa join the striking workers at the Gdańsk Shipyard in August 1980?

Choices

  1. He climbed the shipyard wall. ✓
  2. He waited for the gates to be opened.
  3. He snuck in through a secret tunnel.
  4. He flew over the gates in a helicopter.

Answer: He climbed the shipyard wall.

From page 6

What happened to Lech Walesa and thousands of Solidarity activists in December 1981?

Choices

  1. They were arrested and interned. ✓
  2. They were given new jobs.
  3. They went on a holiday.
  4. They organized a large party.

Answer: They were arrested and interned.

From page 8

Who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Lech Walesa in 1983?

Choices

  1. His wife, Danuta Walesa ✓
  2. His friend, Bogdan Borusewicz
  3. The Deputy Prime Minister
  4. Anna Walentynowicz

Answer: His wife, Danuta Walesa

From page 9

What important position did Lech Walesa become after Poland had truly free elections?

Choices

  1. The first democratically elected President of Poland ✓
  2. The leader of the Round Table Talks
  3. A famous philosopher
  4. A shipyard manager

Answer: The first democratically elected President of Poland

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