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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose student is Plato?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Homer.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

2. Who wrote the fable about the man and the lion?
(a) John Henry Newman.
(b) Hans Christian Andersen.
(c) The Brothers Grimm.
(d) Aesop.

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

4. Who, according to Tain Bo Cuailnge, teaches Cuchulainn to fight?
(a) Three women.
(b) Queen Medb.
(c) His father.
(d) The goddess Danu herself.

5. Who were the "white chimpanzees?"
(a) People of mixed race.
(b) Irish.
(c) Albino chimpanzees.
(d) Germans.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which ethnic grouping do the Irish belong?

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

3. Which class and nationality of people considered the Irish "incapable of civilization?"

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

5. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

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