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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Patricius' faith before his kidnapping?
(a) Roman deities.
(b) Atheist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

2. What were Celtic corpses such as Tolland Man, Grauballe Man, Borremose Man, and Lindow Man examples of?
(a) Celtic victims of the Romans.
(b) Celtic sacrifice victims.
(c) Celtic victims of the barbarians.
(d) Celtic prisoners of war.

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

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

5. One well-known Green Martyr was:
(a) Cicero.
(b) St. Jerome.
(c) Kevin of Glendalough.
(d) Venerable Bede.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Book of Kells preserved?

2. Which historical document describes the details of the seventh-century invasion of Ireland, monastery by monastery?

3. Which of the artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity was a pagan votary offering?

4. What is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?

5. Irish monasteries become hubs for:

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Patrick's view of magic?

2. When Patricius (renamed Patrick) leaves the Ecumene after his ordination to become a missionary to Ireland, what is he willing to do for the sake of the Gospel?

3. How are the Irish gods and goddesses are described?

4. What do the Irish believe that gods, druids, poets, and anyone in touch with the magic-world are able to do? What is this phenomenon called?

5. What does the poem "St. Patrick's Breastplate" inspire?

6. What were the "White Martyrs?"

7. What are Patrick's and Augustine's opinions of each other? Why?

8. Who do the archaeologists who found Lindow Man believe he was, and what do they believe was the reason for his sacrifice?

9. What event did Irish Christians light bonfires to commemorate?

10. In addition to the spiritual welfare of the Irish, what does Patrick worry about?

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