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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Patricius when he is kidnapped?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Six.

2. What is the name of Mil's family poet?
(a) Kevin of Glendalough.
(b) Amhairghin.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) O'Heailigh.

3. What heresy do many readers see in John Scotus Eriugena's works?
(a) Pantheism.
(b) Pelagianism.
(c) Animism.
(d) Gnosticism.

4. What is the first religion with which Augustine experiments?
(a) Hellenism.
(b) Judaism.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Manicheism.

5. Irish monasteries become hubs for:
(a) Cathedrals.
(b) Populations.
(c) Hospitals.
(d) Universities.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Augustine founds his semi-monastic community in Milan, what is its goal?

3. What is the setting of Tain Bo Cuailnge?

4. What is NOT true about the great Irish prayer known both as "Saint Patrick's Breastplate" and as "The Deer's Cry"?

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

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