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What did Krišjānis Barons collect and publish during his life?
In the exam (Latvian)
Ko savā mūžā vāca un izdeva Krišjānis Barons?
- aLatvian folk songs, or dainasLatviešu tautasdziesmas jeb dainasCorrect answer
- bLatvian words for a dictionaryLatviešu valodas vārdus vārdnīcai
- cDescriptions of ancient Latvia's hill fortsSenās Latvijas pilskalnu aprakstus
Why?
Krišjānis Barons arranged and published a collection of Latvian folk songs, "Latvju dainas". That is why he is called the father of the dainas.
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What does Krišjānis Barons' Cabinet of Folksongs (Dainu skapis) hold?Correct answer:Folk songs written on slips of paper
Ko glabā Krišjāņa Barona Dainu skapis? — Tautasdziesmas, kas pierakstītas uz papīra lapiņām
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In which UNESCO programme is the Cabinet of Folksongs (Dainu skapis) included?Correct answer:The Memory of the World programme
Kurā UNESCO programmā ir iekļauts Dainu skapis? — Programmā „Pasaules atmiņa“
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Latvian folk songs, or dainas, are most often short four-line songs.Correct answer:True
Latviešu tautasdziesmas jeb dainas visbiežāk ir īsas, četrrindu dziesmas. — Patiesi
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In which year was the first General Latvian Song Festival (Vispārējie latviešu dziesmu svētki) held in Riga?Correct answer:In 1873
Kurā gadā Rīgā notika pirmie Vispārējie latviešu dziesmu svētki? — 1873. gadā
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