View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the deal between Queen Medb and the bull's owner fall through?
(a) The intermediaries get drunk and fight.
(b) The bull dies.
(c) King Ailil kills the bull's owner.
(d) Medb doesn't have a daughter.

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

4. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Aristocracy.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Monarchy.

5. What is reported to be alive in American universities?
(a) Nasty stereotypes against the Irish.
(b) Nasty stereotypes against Catholics.
(c) The mystery meat.
(d) Nasty stereotypes against Protestants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which European class do the barbarians destroy?

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

4. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?

5. Who gave this report about American universities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the most dominating character in Tain Bo Cuailnge?

2. What dichotomy that troubled Augustine was addressed by Manicheism, Plato, and Saul of Tarsus?

3. What would cause a tax collector to seek a loan from a lord, and what would cause the collector to default?

4. What analogy is used to explain the concept of the Roman legions being overrun by barbarians?

5. Why has Ireland's contributions to civilization been overlooked?

6. What are the Irish doing during the time the barbarians are conquering Europe?

7. Why doesn't Augustine see much of the destruction the barbarians have caused?

8. What natural desire did Augustine freely indulge in his youth, then become very conservative about later in life?

9. What regions did the Celts conquer between 600 and 400 B.C.E.?

10. In the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge, what was the subject of Queen Medb's and King Ailil's debate?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 551 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample