Question 1

In the first two chapters of János Vitéz, what is Kukorica Jancsi supposed to be doing while he is daydreaming and talking to Iluska?

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Guarding a flock of sheep

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Hunting for wild boars in the forest

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Harvesting corn in the fields

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Building a house for his master

Question 2

How does Iluska's stepmother treat her when she finds the two lovers together by the brook?

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She scolds her and calls her names

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She gives Iluska a new dress

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She invites Jancsi for dinner

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She ignores them and walks away

Question 3

What happens to Jancsi's flock while he is busy talking to Iluska in the first two chapters?

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The sheep scatter and many are lost

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The master comes and takes them home

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The sheep stay perfectly in place

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A wolf comes and eats the entire flock

Question 4

What is the primary reason Kukorica Jancsi is so afraid to face his master at the end of the second chapter?

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He lost a large portion of the flock

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He forgot to bring water from the well

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He was seen kissing Iluska

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He broke the master's favorite staff

Question 5

Where is Iluska when Jancsi first starts talking to her in Chapter 1?

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By the brook, washing clothes

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In the market, selling corn

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In the garden, picking flowers

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In the kitchen, cooking dinner

Question 6

Which of the following describes the weather and setting in the opening of Chapter 1?

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A bright, hot summer day

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A rainy and windy autumn afternoon

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A dark and stormy midnight

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A cold, snowy winter morning

Question 7

What warning does Jancsi give to Iluska's stepmother when she starts shouting at the girl?

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He threatens to set her house on fire if she hurts Iluska

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He tells her that he will report her to the village judge

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He offers to pay for the lost time with his own wages

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He promises to marry Iluska immediately to take her away

Question 8

What is the origin of Jancsi's surname, 'Kukorica' (meaning 'Corn'), as mentioned in the poem?

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He was found as an infant in a cornfield

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His favorite food was corn bread

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He was a champion corn farmer

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He wore clothes made of corn husks

Question 9

What does Jancsi do immediately after his master, the angry farmer, chases him away with a pitchfork?

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He wanders aimlessly and sad until the moon rises

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He immediately joins a group of traveling soldiers

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He goes to Iluska's house to hide in the cellar

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He tries to find the lost sheep in the dark forest

Question 10

What does Jancsi's master do when he finds out that most of the sheep are missing?

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He flies into a rage and threatens Jancsi with a pitchfork

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He calmly asks Jancsi to pay for the lost animals

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He sends the dogs to find the missing sheep

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He offers Jancsi one more chance to prove himself