History & Vocabulary Quiz SzE

What year marks the founding of the agricultural institution in Magyaróvár, recognized as Europe's first continuous agricultural higher education?

• 1805

• 1818

• 1848

• 1850

Who were the two key individuals credited with establishing the institute?

• Emil Grabner and Sándor Cserháti

• Kemal Atatürk and Prince Albert Kázmér

• Antal Wittmann and Prince Albert Kázmér

• Frigyes Haberlandt and Ernő Sedlmayr

Why did the institute come under imperial control in 1850?

• It needed financial aid

• It had become nationally insignificant

• Its growing reputation and strategic importance warranted state oversight

• It closed due to low enrollment

Students at the institute had no involvement in the 1848-49 Revolution.

• True

• False

Which of these correctly describes the sequence of languages used at the institute?

• German → Latin → Hungarian

• Latin → Hungarian → German

• Hungarian → Latin → German

• Latin → German → Hungarian

In which year did the institute gain its first official academic status and become the Hungarian Royal Academy of Economics of Magyaróvár?

• 1850

• 1874

• 1903

• 1942

Why did the institute attract many foreign students in the late 19th century? (Select all that apply.)

• Classes were taught in both German and Hungarian

• It was the only agricultural school in Europe

• It was widely respected internationally

• Its campus was located in Vienna

What does 'Alma Mater' mean?

• A scientific institution

• A former school or university attended by someone

• A type of cheese

• A reformist movement

October 26, 1956, marks a peaceful student celebration at the institute.

• True

• False

As of September 1, 2022, what is the official name of the faculty?

• Mosonmagyaróvár Agricultural College

• Faculty of Agronomy of Mosonmagyaróvár

• Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár, Széchenyi István University

• Hungarian Royal Academy of Economics