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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote of "white chimpanzees" dying of hunger?
(a) Charles Kingsley.
(b) Thomas Cahill.
(c) Anthony Grafton.
(d) Benjamin Disraeli.

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

3. After Rome is conquered, which Italian city temporarily became the capital?
(a) Venice.
(b) Milan.
(c) Florence.
(d) Ravenna.

4. Which river separated the Roman legions from the barbarian hordes that were attacking them?
(a) The Danube.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Volga.
(d) The Rhine.

5. Which prophecy refers to the Roman Empire's total lifespan?
(a) The Prophecy of Romulus and Remus.
(b) The Prophecy of Rome.
(c) The Prophecy of the Twelve Eagles.
(d) The Prophecy of Apollo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. These people preserved Europe's Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage.

3. Whose student is Plato?

4. In the war that results from the collapse of the deal between Queen Medb and the owner of the bull, what is the name of Daire's champion?

5. The classic Christian doctrines of original sin, grace, and the trinity are first articulated by this person.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is key to the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace)?

2. Why has the story of Ireland's re-education of Europe gone untold, according to the author?

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

4. What does Augustine discover about language?

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

6. Why do local lords loan money to tax collectors?

7. What do Celtic warriors wear into battle?

8. What careers did Patricius' father and grandfather hold?

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

10. What is the Irish transmission back to Europe of its Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage called?

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