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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?
(a) Conventional.
(b) Unconventional.
(c) Improvisational.
(d) Traditional.

2. What is NOT one of the classic Irish virtues?
(a) Grumpiness.
(b) Steadfast loyalty.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Courage.

3. Patrick is "as silent about sex as are the _________________."
(a) Waves of the sea.
(b) Gospels.
(c) Dead.
(d) Flowers of the field.

4. In Rome, what occupation was called the "class of worms?"
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Professors.
(d) Tax collectors.

5. Which river separated the Roman legions from the barbarian hordes that were attacking them?
(a) The Rhine.
(b) The Volga.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Thames.

Short Answer Questions

1. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.

2. In which mountain range do the two rivers that separate the barbarians from the Roman Empire originate?

3. How many years after this first encounter did St. Augustine blame paganism for the problems his city was having with barbarians?

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

5. Who was the first emperor to blend Roman citizenship and church membership?

(see the answer key)

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