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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Petrarch blame for the Roman Empire's fall?
(a) Its inner faults.
(b) Paganism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Its weak military.

2. What position is Ausonius given in the year 379 A.D.?
(a) Satrap.
(b) Prelate.
(c) Consul.
(d) Governor.

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

4. Who wrote the fable about the man and the lion?
(a) The Brothers Grimm.
(b) John Henry Newman.
(c) Hans Christian Andersen.
(d) Aesop.

5. What nickname is given to the people who reintroduced culture to medieval Europe?
(a) Holy Rollers.
(b) Irish Professors.
(c) Green Martyrs.
(d) White Martyrs.

Short Answer Questions

1. These people loot Europe and burn books.

2. What was fifth-century Rome considered?

3. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?

4. What subject does Ausonius teach at the University of Bordeaux?

5. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe modern English and Americans?

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