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How the Irish Saved Civilization Quiz

Thomas Cahill
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How the Irish Saved Civilization Quiz

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1)

What is the first religion with which Augustine experiments? (from Chapter 2)

Judaism.
Hellenism.
Christianity.
Manicheism.
2)

Whom does the pope crown as King of the Franks on Christmas Day 800? (from Chapter 7)

Napoleon.
Charlemagne.
Louis.
Charles the Bald.
3)

What does Tain Bo Cuailnge mean in English? (from Chapter 3)

The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
The City of God.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.
How the Irish Saved Civilization.
4)

Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost. (from Chapter 2)

Hellenistic culture.
The Roman pantheon.
The feudal system.
Classical civilization.
5)

According to Ireland's foundation myth, the sons of Mil reached Ireland from Spain and took Ireland from the "People of the Goddess _________." (from Chapter 3)

Anu.
Siobhan.
Danu.
Dierdre.
6)

How old is Patricius when he is kidnapped? (from Chapter 4)

Six.
Sixteen.
Sixty.
Twenty-six.
7)

Why is Ireland the only place from which the European missionaries can get books? (from Chapter 7)

The missionaries only speak Gaelic.
The barbarians are pagans.
The barbarians are illiterate.
The art of copying is dead in Italy and Gaul.
8)

Who invades Ireland near the end of the seventh century? (from Chapter 7)

Normans.
Saxons.
Vikings.
Elizabethans.
9)

What vitally important Irish virtue is NOT named on the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King's" tombstone? (from Chapter 3)

Generosity.
Bravery.
Handsomeness.
Loyalty.
10)

What is Tain Bo Cuailnge? (from Chapter 3)

A Roman poetry epic.
A Roman prose epic.
An Irish prose epic.
An Irish poetry epic.
11)

What did Tolland Man, Grauballe Man, Borremose Man, and Lindow Man all have in common? (from Chapter 5)

They were found underneath Patrick's church.
They appear to have died on the same day.
They were unwilling participants in the sacrificial rites that killed them.
They were willing participants in the sacrificial rites that killed them.
12)

What language does Patricius speak at home? (from Chapter 4)

Latin.
Welsh.
Gaelic.
Saxon.
13)

What are the last surviving Celtic living languages today? (from Chapter 3)

Cornish and Welsh.
Irish and Scots Gaelic.
Welsh and Gaelic.
Turkish and French.
14)

What publication format replaced the scroll? (from Chapter 6)

Codex.
Tabloid.
Papyrus.
Stele.
15)

The classic Christian doctrines of original sin, grace, and the trinity are first articulated by this person. (from Chapter 2)

Julian of Eclanum.
Pelagius.
Arminius.
Augustine.
16)

Patrick is "as silent about sex as are the _________________." (from Chapter 5)

Gospels.
Waves of the sea.
Flowers of the field.
Dead.
17)

Like the Jews earlier, the Irish see literacy as a __________________ act. (from Chapter 6)

Religious.
Cultural.
Educational.
Civilizing.
18)

What is NOT true about the great Irish prayer known both as "Saint Patrick's Breastplate" and as "The Deer's Cry"? (from Chapter 4)

The prayer summons God's power against all forms of evil.
The speaker in the prayer is most likely a druid who has converted to Christianity.
It was written by Patrick himself.
It was written in the seventh or eighth century.
19)

Christian Saxons always look to the Irish as ____________ in Christ. (from Chapter 7)

Equals.
Elders.
Juniors.
Inferiors.
20)

Who burns John Scotus Eriugena's book, De Divisione Naturae? (from Chapter 7)

Pope Gregory I.
Pope Honorius III.
King Charlemagne.
King Charles the Bald.
21)

Who is nicknamed the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King?" (from Chapter 3)

Michael Flatley.
St. Patrick.
Bono.
Daniel O'Connell.
22)

What are the names of the Irish war goddesses? (from Chapter 5)

Nemain and Badb.
Ares and Mercury.
Badb and Medb.
Danu and Medb.
23)

What is the unusual form of apology mentioned in Chapter 4 that is requested by the sailors of Patricius? (from Chapter 4)

Clipping a person's toenails.
Kissing a person's feet.
Sucking a person's nipples.
Cutting a person's hair.
24)

In contrast to his youth, Augustine's post-conversion views on sex appear to be: (from Chapter 5)

Looser.
Unchanged.
Stricter.
The same as Patrick's.
25)

What causes Augustine to start reading the Bible? (from Chapter 2)

A child's voice chanting, "take, read."
A post-resurrection appearance to Augustine by Jesus Himself.
A vision of Christ crucified.
His study of Paul's writings.
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