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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Charles Kingsley?
(a) A professor.
(b) An evangelist.
(c) A historian.
(d) A politician.

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

4. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

5. What ends Ausonius' career?
(a) A plagiarism scandal.
(b) Valentinian I's murder.
(c) Valentinian II's murder.
(d) Gratian's murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the fable about the man and the lion?

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

3. What is reported to be alive in American universities?

4. What subject does Ausonius teach at the University of Bordeaux?

5. In Rome, what occupation was called the "class of worms?"

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