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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes Augustine to start reading the Bible?
(a) A post-resurrection appearance to Augustine by Jesus Himself.
(b) A child's voice chanting, "take, read."
(c) His study of Paul's writings.
(d) A vision of Christ crucified.

3. When Queen Medb's messenger finds a replacement bull, what are the terms under which its owner agrees to lend it to her?
(a) Financial profit and his choice of one of Medb's own cows.
(b) His choice of one of Medb's own cows and Medb's own "friendly thighs."
(c) Financial profit and Medb's own "friendly thighs."
(d) His choice of one of Medb's own cows and her daughter's hand.

4. What was fifth-century Rome considered?
(a) The world's only superpower.
(b) A third-world country.
(c) A representative republic.
(d) The most modern society in the known world.

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

6. On what date does Rome first encounter barbarians?
(a) December 31, 406 C.E.
(b) December 31, 406 B.C.
(c) December 4, 316 B.C.
(d) December 4, 316 C.E.

7. 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.?
(a) Patrocles.
(b) Patricius.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Petrarch.

8. In which book did St. Augustine blame paganism for Rome's troubles with barbarians?
(a) Confessions.
(b) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.
(c) The City of God.
(d) How The Irish Saved Civilization.

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

10. What practice that, in our society is illegal, exists and is considered acceptable in pre-Christian Ireland?
(a) Burglary.
(b) Murder.
(c) Polygamy.
(d) Slavery.

11. Which groups plunder Italy in the fifth century?
(a) Goths and Huns.
(b) Mongols and Japanese.
(c) Anglo-Saxons and Normans.
(d) Vandals and Visigoths.

12. What did Christian monks teach the Irish about Mil?
(a) He is a descendant of Sheth and a survivor of the Flood.
(b) He is a descendant of Japheth and a survivor of the Flood.
(c) He is a descendant of Ham and a survivor of the Flood.
(d) He is a descendant of Noah and a survivor of the Flood.

13. What happens to Augustine after he begins reading the Bible?
(a) He is crucified.
(b) He accepts baptism.
(c) He regains his sanity.
(d) He becomes pope.

14. What subject does Ausonius teach at the University of Bordeaux?
(a) Logic.
(b) History.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Latin.

15. What type of evidence backs the Irish foundation myth?
(a) None.
(b) Archaeological.
(c) Geological.
(d) Historical.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which two rivers separate barbarians from the Roman Empire?

3. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?

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

5. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe the Irish?

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