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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Patricius speak at home?
(a) Latin.
(b) Welsh.
(c) Gaelic.
(d) Saxon.

2. Which group raids Britain in the fifth century?
(a) Normans.
(b) Anglo-Saxons.
(c) Celts.
(d) Huns.

3. What about Columcille's monastery would not have met with the Pope's approval?
(a) It was headed by the King of England.
(b) It was headed by a woman.
(c) It was headed by a homosexual.
(d) It was headed by a pagan.

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

5. What do the pagan Irish gods eat?
(a) Fruits and vegetables.
(b) Insects.
(c) Human meat.
(d) Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are among the notable people that the poem "St. Patrick's Breastplate" is said to inspire?

2. What was Patricius' faith before his kidnapping?

3. What was Columcille's name before he became a monk?

4. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?

5. What is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?

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