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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Irish king does Patrick criticize?
(a) Ailil.
(b) Diermait.
(c) Coroticus.
(d) Cuchulainn.

2. What two genres does Augustine of Hippo's memoir begin?
(a) Biography and historical fiction.
(b) Self-help and science fiction.
(c) Autobiography and psychological fiction.
(d) Autobiography and self-help.

3. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?
(a) To tutor the emperor's son, Gratian.
(b) To tutor the emperor's son, Augustine.
(c) To tutor the emperor.
(d) To become the emperor's proconsul.

4. What are two artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity?
(a) Borremose Man and the Ardagh Chalice.
(b) The Gundestrup Cauldron and the Ardagh Chalice.
(c) St. Patrick's Breastplate and the Gundestrup Cauldron.
(d) The Ardagh Chalice and St. Patrick's Breastplate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What vitally important Irish virtue is NOT named on the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King's" tombstone?

2. What happens to Augustine when, after reading the works of Saul of Tarsus, he realized that Plato's views on truth were wrong?

3. Which groups plunder Italy in the fifth century?

4. What word can be used to describe a "Green Martyr"?

5. What city is the capital of Roman Africa?

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