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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What type of culture is Ireland described as in the opening pages of this book?
(a) Stone Age.
(b) Iron Age.
(c) Space Age.
(d) Industrial Age.

4. What nationality was Disraeli?
(a) Israeli.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) Scottish.

5. In what century does How the Irish Saved Civilization begin?
(a) Fifth B.C.
(b) Fifth C.E.
(c) Eleventh C.E.
(d) Eleventh B.C.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which prophecy refers to the Roman Empire's total lifespan?

3. Who wrote of "white chimpanzees" dying of hunger?

4. Where was the city of Hippo, where St. Augustine lived?

5. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?

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