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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.

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

Pope Gregory I.

King Charles the Bald.

King Charlemagne.

Pope Honorius III.

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

Cultural.

Religious.

Civilizing.

Educational.

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

Saxon.

Latin.

Gaelic.

Welsh.

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

The same as Patrick's.

Stricter.

Unchanged.

Looser.

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