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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.
(a) Democracy.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Socialism.

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

3. What category of people is this book about?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Evangelists.
(c) Explorers.
(d) Teachers.

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

5. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?
(a) 20,000 men, not counting women and children.
(b) 20,000 children, not counting men and women.
(c) 20,000 men, women, and children.
(d) 20,000 women, not counting men and children.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fable of the man and the lion illustrates how who tells a story affects the _____________.

2. Who is Gratian's co-regent when he succeeds Valentinian in 375 A.D.?

3. What type of culture is Ireland described as in the opening pages of this book?

4. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?

5. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

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