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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.
(a) Cynically.
(b) In hindsight.
(c) Correctly.
(d) Angrily.

2. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Genghis Khan.
(c) Alaric.
(d) Attila.

3. These people loot Europe and burn books.
(a) Romans.
(b) Barbarians.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

4. What major theme concerning Augustine will be shown in later chapters to apply to Ireland as they themselves become Christian?
(a) Ireland accepts Augustine's teachings.
(b) Ireland rejects Augustine's teachings.
(c) Ireland has never heard of Augustine or his teachings.
(d) Ireland is familiar with Augustine and his teachings.

5. In which mountain range do the two rivers that separate the barbarians from the Roman Empire originate?
(a) Alps.
(b) Urals.
(c) Caucasus.
(d) Balkans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the "lions" in the fable symbolize to the author?

2. At the time of his capture, what is the name of the young man enslaved as a shepherd by the Irish in 401 C.E.?

3. In what year is Rome overtaken?

4. Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost.

5. Without Ireland, neither __________ nor ____________ would have occurred.

(see the answer key)

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