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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are among the notable people that the poem "St. Patrick's Breastplate" is said to inspire?
(a) Francis of Assisi, Dante, and Chaucer.
(b) Francis of Assisi, Mother Teresa, and Shakespeare.
(c) Dante, Homer, and Bill Gates.
(d) George Lucas, Mother Teresa, and Barack Obama.

2. Which of the artifacts was intended for the Catholic sacrifice of the Eucharist (i.e., Communion)?
(a) The Gundestrup Cauldron.
(b) St. Patrick's Breastplate.
(c) The Ardagh Chalice.
(d) Borremose Man.

3. What heresy do many readers see in John Scotus Eriugena's works?
(a) Animism.
(b) Pelagianism.
(c) Pantheism.
(d) Gnosticism.

4. Who was the first emperor to blend Roman citizenship and church membership?
(a) Nero.
(b) Marcus Aurelius.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Constantine.

5. By what name do the Irish refer to the Christian God?
(a) The God of Rome.
(b) The God of Ireland.
(c) The God of the Three Faces.
(d) The God of Patrick.

6. Where is the monastery that Columcille founded located?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Cork.
(c) Connaught.
(d) Iona.

7. After his ordination and return to Ireland, Patricius' name changed to: _____________
(a) Patrick.
(b) Sean.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Connor.

8. Where did Patrick establish his headquarters?
(a) Armagh.
(b) Connaught.
(c) Galway.
(d) Cork.

9. Whom does Pope Gregory I send a librarian, Augustine, to baptize?
(a) Patrick.
(b) The King of Kent.
(c) King Henry VIII.
(d) Columcille.

10. Why does Patricius walk 200 miles to Wexford?
(a) A voice tells him he is going home.
(b) A voice tells him to run away.
(c) A voice tells him to convert Ireland.
(d) His master has pity on him and gives him his freedom.

11. In which school does John Scotus Eriugena teach?
(a) Palatine School.
(b) The Sorbonne.
(c) University of Dublin.
(d) Glendalough.

12. What are the names of the missionaries who establish monasteries in Germanic lands such as Frisia, Denmark, and Saxony?
(a) Wilfrid and Grendel.
(b) Charlemagne and Dungal.
(c) Wilfrid and Boniface.
(d) Boniface and Charlemagne.

13. For how many years is Patrick a missionary in Ireland?
(a) Three.
(b) Thirty-three.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Thirteen.

14. What is NOT one of the classic Irish virtues?
(a) Grumpiness.
(b) Generosity.
(c) Steadfast loyalty.
(d) Courage.

15. In addition to sexual mores, Patrick had to confront the practice of human sacrifice. All _________ people sacrificed people.
(a) Pagan.
(b) Stone Age.
(c) Celtic.
(d) Uneducated.

Short Answer Questions

1. For ________________, there are no known communications between Rome and Britain, much less Rome and Ireland.

2. The night before he is ordained as a deacon, what does Patricius confide to a friend and receive forgiveness for?

3. Who is the copyist who created the Lindisfarne Gospels?

4. One thing that all heroes in ancient Irish literature have in common is that they fall prey to some "geis." What does the word "geis" mean in English?

5. What Irish feasts are still celebrated to this day?

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