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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ireland's foundation myth, the sons of Mil reached Ireland from Spain and took Ireland from the "People of the Goddess _________."
(a) Siobhan.
(b) Anu.
(c) Dierdre.
(d) Danu.

2. How many people was Cuchulainn able to reportedly kill in three passes during one battle?
(a) 130 kings and innumerable rabble.
(b) As many as the sands on the shore.
(c) Innumerable; but it is known that the dead were six deep in a vast circle.
(d) Innumerable kings and 130 rabble.

3. What is the only Celtic nation-state in the world?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) England.

4. What ends Ausonius' career?
(a) Valentinian II's murder.
(b) Gratian's murder.
(c) A plagiarism scandal.
(d) Valentinian I's murder.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Rome first encounter barbarians?

2. What did Tolland Man, Grauballe Man, Borremose Man, and Lindow Man all have in common?

3. Who, according to Tain Bo Cuailnge, teaches Cuchulainn to fight?

4. What Greek statue shows how Celtic warriors dressed for battle?

5. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?

(see the answer key)

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