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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does the author hint he sides?
(a) The mice.
(b) The men.
(c) The lambs.
(d) The lions.

2. Who gave this report about American universities?
(a) Charles Kingsley.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Henry Grafton.
(d) John Henry Newman.

3. Who blamed the Christian virtues that softened Rome for its fall?
(a) Charles Kingsley.
(b) Petrarch.
(c) Emperor Valentinian.
(d) Edward Gibbons.

4. In which mountain range do the two rivers that separate the barbarians from the Roman Empire originate?
(a) Alps.
(b) Caucasus.
(c) Urals.
(d) Balkans.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what era were these "white chimpanzees" written of?

4. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

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

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