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1. Do you think it is worth rebuilding the palace that existed centuries ago, and no precise plans had survived?

2. Arrange debate on the issue. Some debaters should be in favour of the reconstruction of the Royal Place and present the pros; others should not sustain the project and present their cons.

3. Do you know any examples from other European countries rebuilding former royal palaces or other valuable buildings?

4. What general Gothic features do you discern in this most famous Gothic architectural ensemble in Vilnius?

5. Are there any Gothic buildings in your town?

6. What are the most famous Gothic buildings in the towns of your country and all over Europe?

7. What is Neogothic and what are its differences from Gothic?

8. What is the oldest building in your town or populated locality?

9. How was the reasoning of M. Daukša about the mother tongue related with Reformation and Counter-Reformation ideas in European countries?

10. Why in the 16th century Europe the usage of colloquial language increased in social life, church, official documents?

11. How the ideas by M. Daukša about the mother tongue relate with later notions of the 19th century national movements in Europe?