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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?
(a) 20,000 men, women, and children.
(b) 20,000 children, not counting men and women.
(c) 20,000 women, not counting men and children.
(d) 20,000 men, not counting women and children.

2. What position is Ausonius given in the year 379 A.D.?
(a) Consul.
(b) Prelate.
(c) Governor.
(d) Satrap.

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

4. What does Tain Bo Cuailnge mean in English?
(a) The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
(b) The City of God.
(c) How the Irish Saved Civilization.
(d) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

5. How does Patrick convince the Irish to stop human sacrifices?
(a) He tells them it is illegal according to Roman law.
(b) He tells them they will go to Hell if they keep it up.
(c) He tells them it is morally wrong.
(d) He tells them Christ died once for all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is Ausonius given in the year 375 A.D.?

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

3. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?

4. What practice that, in our society is illegal, exists and is considered acceptable in pre-Christian Ireland?

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

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