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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Augustine to start reading the Bible?

2. What are the Irish renowned as during the fifth century?

3. In the war that results from the collapse of the deal between Queen Medb and the owner of the bull, what is the name of Daire's champion?

4. What was the Romans' reaction to Celtic warriors?

5. In what year is Rome overtaken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the barbarians seeking to migrate into Rome?

2. In the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge, what was the subject of Queen Medb's and King Ailil's debate?

3. What do Celtic warriors wear into battle?

4. What does Augustine discover about language?

5. Why has Ireland's contributions to civilization been overlooked?

6. How are the aborigines who inhabited Ireland when the Celts reached it described?

7. Who is the most dominating character in Tain Bo Cuailnge?

8. What is key to the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace)?

9. What are the Irish doing during the time the barbarians are conquering Europe?

10. What crime in post-imperial Rome becomes the stuff of fairy tales?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the text, compare and contrast Plato's and Paul's views on the nature of the soul/the fight between flesh and spirit that so captured a young Augustine and eventually led to his conversion to Christianity.

Essay Topic 2

Explain and demonstrate the characteristics of the "uniquely de-Romanized Christianity" that Patrick brought to Ireland, comparing and contrasting it to the Roman Christianity espoused by Augustine of Hippo that eventually came into conflict with Irish Christianity when Augustine of Canterbury was stationed in England. Use the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the text, compare and contrast Irish society in the fifth century B.C.E. with Roman society in the same period (i.e. just before the fall of the Empire).

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