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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Augustine founds his semi-monastic community in Milan, what is its goal?
(a) Attaining world peace.
(b) Restoring the Roman empire.
(c) Attaining truth through Plato and his commentators.
(d) Educating the barbarians.

2. Which of the artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity was a pagan votary offering?
(a) The Gundestrup Cauldron.
(b) The Ardagh Chalice.
(c) St. Patrick's Breastplate.
(d) Borremose Man.

3. After he returns to Britain, what does Patricius feel called by?
(a) The "Voice of Gaul."
(b) The "Voice of Ireland."
(c) The "Voice of Rome."
(d) The "Voice of the Vatican."

4. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?
(a) Alaric.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Attila.

5. What was the Romans' reaction to Celtic warriors?
(a) Envy.
(b) Shock.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Patricius go to study for ordination?

2. What did Petrarch blame for the Roman Empire's fall?

3. Who does the speaker in "Saint Patrick's Breastplate" praise God as?

4. The author of How the Irish Saved Civilization vows to give hearing to all "without ______."

5. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?

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