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  1. Which poet wrote 'Metai' (The Seasons), the first great work of Lithuanian literature, in the eighteenth century?
  2. In which verse form did Donelaitis write 'Metai'?
  3. Which book, printed in Königsberg in 1547, is the first printed book in the Lithuanian language?
  4. Which poet is the author of 'Pavasario balsai' (Voices of Spring), published in 1895?
  5. Who wrote the words and music of the Lithuanian national anthem 'Tautiška giesmė', first published in 1898?
  6. Which Lithuanian writer, known by her pen name Žemaitė, belongs to the realist tradition?
  7. Which poem by Antanas Baranauskas describes a forest near the town of Anykščiai?
  8. What is the subject of Balys Sruoga's 'Dievų miškas' (The Forest of the Gods)?
  9. Which novel by Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1933) shows the inner struggle of a priest who is also a poet?
  10. Which novel by Ričardas Gavelis, published in 1989, is a dark picture of life in Soviet-era Vilnius?
  11. Which Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1980 was born in Šeteniai in Lithuania and wrote in Polish?
  12. Which language is the closest living relative of Lithuanian?
  13. How many letters does the Lithuanian alphabet have?
  14. How many grammatical cases does Lithuanian have?
  15. Which two main dialect groups exist in the Lithuanian language?
  16. Who is regarded as the founder of the standard Lithuanian language and wrote its first grammar of the modern type in 1901?
  17. What was the effect of the press ban of 1864 to 1904 on Lithuanian books?
  18. Which newspaper, edited by Jonas Basanavičius from 1883, is considered the beginning of the Lithuanian national press?
  19. What are 'sutartinės' in Lithuanian folk music?
  20. Which literary genre tells a story in verse about heroes and great events?
  21. What is the main feature of Romanticism in literature?
  22. Which term describes giving human qualities to nature, as in 'the forest mourned its lost glory'?
  23. What is an epithet in poetry?
  24. Which sentence has a subject and a predicate and so is a complete simple sentence?
  25. In the sentence 'The poem was written by Maironis', what is the voice of the verb?
  26. Which sequence puts these works or events in the correct order?
  27. Which statement correctly matches authors with works?
  28. 'The old oak stood silent, but its roots remembered every spring.' What is the main figure of speech?
  29. 'He praised the plan in a voice so sweet that everyone knew he meant the opposite.' What is the tone of the narrator's description?
  30. 'Lithuania should ban plastic bags because they harm nature. Besides, everyone in my class agrees.' What is the weakness of the second sentence as an argument?
  31. 'Although the village was small, its library, which had been built by the pupils, was famous.' How many clauses does this sentence contain?
  32. What is the theme of a literary text?
  33. Which of these is a primary source for studying the national revival of the nineteenth century?
  34. What is a refrain in a poem or song?
  35. What is a synonym?
  36. What are stage directions in a play?
  37. In Lithuanian literature and language, which historic sixteenth-century work is recognized as the first printed book in the Lithuanian language?
  38. In Lithuanian literature and language, in the famous preface to his 1599 'Postilė', which crucial cultural principle did Mikalojus Daukša ardently defend?
  39. In Lithuanian literature and language, what literary genre and heroic subject define Jonas Radvanas's monumental Renaissance epic 'Radviliada'?
  40. In Lithuanian literature and language, which eighteenth-century pastoral epic poem by Kristijonas Donelaitis laid the foundation of classical Lithuanian poetry?
  41. In Lithuanian literature and language, into which four distinct seasonal sections is Kristijonas Donelaitis's epic poem 'Metai' structured?
  42. In Lithuanian literature and language, how are the peasant characters (būrai) morally divided in Donelaitis's epic poem 'Metai'?
  43. In Lithuanian literature and language, which romantic poem by Antanas Baranauskas contrasts the pristine beauty of a sacred forest with tsarist destruction?
  44. In Lithuanian literature and language, which celebrated romantic poet and Catholic priest authored the seminal patriotic collection 'Pavasario balsai' (Voices of Spring)?
  45. In Lithuanian literature and language, which prominent figure of the Lithuanian national awakening wrote 'Tautiška giesmė', the national anthem of Lithuania?
  46. In Lithuanian literature and language, which nineteenth-century cultural leader and scholar founded and edited the clandestine patriotic newspaper 'Aušra' (The Dawn) in 1883?
  47. In Lithuanian literature and language, which Catholic bishop founded the widespread Lithuanian temperance movement and organized secret book smuggling in the 1860s?
  48. In Lithuanian literature and language, which pioneer historian authored 'Darbai senųjų lietuvių ir žemaičių' (1822), the first Lithuanian history written in Lithuanian?
  49. In Lithuanian literature and language, which classic realist novella by Žemaitė depicts the tragic marital fate of Katrė in a patriarchal peasant household?
  50. In Lithuanian literature and language, which delicate master of psychological lyrical realism authored the poignant novellas 'Liūdna pasaka' and 'Kliudžiau'?
  51. In Lithuanian literature and language, in Jonas Biliūnas's moving short story 'Kliudžiau', what crucial moral realization strikes the young narrator?
  52. In Lithuanian literature and language, which classic psychological short story by Jonas Biliūnas explores the lifelong burden of guilt carried after killing an armed horse thief in self-defense?
  53. In Lithuanian literature and language, which sensitive female writer composed the sentimental impressionist masterpiece 'Sename dvare' (In the Old Manor)?
  54. In Lithuanian literature and language, which powerful historical drama by Vincas Krėvė dramatizes the tragic spiritual conflict of a medieval ruler torn between paganism and Christianity?
  55. In Lithuanian literature and language, which groundbreaking psychological novel by Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas explores the inner conflict of poet Liudas Vasaris trapped in the priesthood?
  56. In Lithuanian literature and language, into which three biographical stages is Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas's novel 'Altorių šešėly' divided?
  57. In Lithuanian literature and language, which Lithuanian impressionist diplomat and prose writer authored the celebrated modernist novel 'Kuprelis' (The Hunchback, 1913)?
  58. In Lithuanian literature and language, which innovative modernist diplomat wrote ironic, expressionistic short stories featuring refined urban aesthetics, such as 'Kova' and 'Vagis'?
  59. In Lithuanian literature and language, which aestheticist Lithuanian poet proclaimed the autonomy of art and crafted jewel-like formal perfection in 'Strėlė danguje' (Arrow in the Sky)?
  60. In Lithuanian literature and language, which folkloric, magical realist novel by Kazys Boruta features the miller Baltaragis, his daughter Jurga, and the imp Pinčukas?
  61. In Lithuanian literature and language, which devastating ironical memoir by Balys Sruoga depicts the horrors of the Stutthof Nazi concentration camp through dark grotesque humor?
  62. In Lithuanian literature and language, why did Balys Sruoga deliberately adopt an ironic and grotesque tone in his concentration camp memoir 'Dievų miškas'?
  63. In Lithuanian literature and language, which groundbreaking Lithuanian exile novel by Antanas Škėma employs stream of consciousness to portray an emigrant working as an elevator operator?
  64. In Lithuanian literature and language, in Antanas Škėma's novel 'Balta drobulė', what physical job does the displaced protagonist Antanas Garšva perform in New York?
  65. In Lithuanian literature and language, which major exile novelist wrote 'Miškais ateina ruduo' (Autumn Comes Through the Forests), portraying the raw elemental vitality of Aukštaitija forests?
  66. In Lithuanian literature and language, which celebrated poetess published the tormented, remorseful collection 'Prie didelio kelio' (By the Great Road) in wartime exile in Moscow?
  67. In Lithuanian literature and language, which three historical plays compose Justinas Marcinkevičius's monumental dramatic trilogy exploring the pillars of Lithuanian nationhood?
  68. In Lithuanian literature and language, in Justinas Marcinkevičius's poetic drama 'Mažvydas', what is the central moral mission of Martynas Mažvydas in exile?
  69. In Lithuanian literature and language, which prominent Soviet-era prose writer pioneered lyrical introspection and moral reflection in novellas like 'Vakarėjant gražios dobilienos'?
  70. In Lithuanian literature and language, which powerful novella by Romualdas Granauskas laments the vanishing archaic agrarian culture and ancestral oak forest in Samogitia?
  71. In Lithuanian literature and language, which visionary mythopoetic poet reinterpreted Baltic pagan folklore and archaic chants in works like 'Strazdas' and 'Gedimino 24'?
  72. In Lithuanian literature and language, which famous poetic cycle by Marcelijus Martinaitis uses the trickster folk figure Kukutis to subtly mock totalitarian absurdities?
  73. In Lithuanian literature and language, which urban intellectual poet, essayist, and Helsinki Group dissident composed classical, erudite verse in exile?
  74. In Lithuanian literature and language, which postmodernist cult novel by Ričardas Gavelis deconstructed Soviet totalitarian degradation in Vilnius through four paranoid perspectives?
  75. In Lithuanian literature and language, which minimalist poetess explored childhood trauma, institutional orphanages, and healing needlework in 'Mergaitė su skarele'?
  76. In Lithuanian literature and language, which beloved poetess dedicated her romantic urban lyrics to the historical courtyards, churches, and jazz melodies of Vilnius?
  77. In Lithuanian literature and language, which harrowing memoir by Dalia Grinkevičiūtė exposed the horrors of child deportation to the Arctic Lena River delta?
  78. In Lithuanian literature and language, to which language family and sub-branch does the Lithuanian language belong?
  79. In Lithuanian literature and language, why is the Lithuanian language considered exceptionally valuable by historical linguists worldwide?
  80. In Lithuanian literature and language, which distinguished linguist is celebrated as the 'father of standard Lithuanian' for his 1901 grammar?
  81. In Lithuanian literature and language, which everyday Lithuanian words were coined by Jonas Jablonskis to replace foreign borrowings?
  82. In Lithuanian literature and language, into which two primary dialect groups is the Lithuanian language traditionally divided?
  83. In Lithuanian literature and language, on which regional dialect is the modern standard literary Lithuanian language predominantly based?
  84. In Lithuanian literature and language, how many grammatical noun cases are actively used in standard modern Lithuanian?
  85. In Lithuanian literature and language, which extinct Baltic language is documented in sixteenth-century catechisms and toponyms before dying out around 1700?
  86. In Lithuanian literature and language, which prominent linguist founded the academic compilation of the monumental 20-volume 'Lietuvių kalbos žodynas' (Dictionary of Lithuanian)?
  87. In Lithuanian literature and language, what syntactic rule governs the direct object of a negated transitive verb in standard Lithuanian?
  88. In Lithuanian literature and language, which grammatical feature distinguishes Lithuanian participles from almost all other modern European languages?
  89. In Lithuanian literature and language, what grammatical role does the Vocative case (šauksmininkas) perform in a Lithuanian sentence?
  90. In Lithuanian literature and language, which of the following pairs represents native Baltic cognates preserving identical semantic roots with ancient Sanskrit?
  91. In Lithuanian literature and language, what is a 'pusdalyvis' (semi-participle) in Lithuanian grammar and how does it function?
  92. In Lithuanian literature and language, what linguistic term describes the phenomenon where two related vowel grades alternate systematically within related word roots, such as 'gerti' and 'girti'?
  93. In Lithuanian literature and language, which diacritical mark in modern Lithuanian orthography represents historical nasal vowels: ą, ę, į, ų?

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