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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.
(a) Democracy.
(b) Dictatorship.
(c) Monarchy.
(d) Socialism.

2. What Greek statue shows how Celtic warriors dressed for battle?
(a) Dying Gaul.
(b) Braveheart.
(c) Cuchulainn the Mighty.
(d) Dying Celt.

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

4. How many years after this first encounter did St. Augustine blame paganism for the problems his city was having with barbarians?
(a) Two.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Twenty.

5. What are two artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity?
(a) St. Patrick's Breastplate and the Gundestrup Cauldron.
(b) Borremose Man and the Ardagh Chalice.
(c) The Ardagh Chalice and St. Patrick's Breastplate.
(d) The Gundestrup Cauldron and the Ardagh Chalice.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name do the Irish refer to the Christian God?

2. Which river separated the Roman legions from the barbarian hordes that were attacking them?

3. Which of the artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity was a pagan votary offering?

4. In which book did St. Augustine blame paganism for Rome's troubles with barbarians?

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

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