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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?
(a) To tutor the emperor.
(b) To become the emperor's proconsul.
(c) To tutor the emperor's son, Gratian.
(d) To tutor the emperor's son, Augustine.

3. Who blamed the Christian virtues that softened Rome for its fall?
(a) Petrarch.
(b) Charles Kingsley.
(c) Edward Gibbons.
(d) Emperor Valentinian.

4. What was the effect of this battle on Cuchulainn, his helper, and his horse, according to the legend?
(a) All three were severely wounded, but recovered.
(b) Cuchulainn's helper died, but he and his horse recovered from their wounds.
(c) All three were lightly wounded.
(d) All three were unscratched and unstained.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Rome, what occupation was called the "class of worms?"

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

3. What is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?

4. Which two rivers separate barbarians from the Roman Empire?

5. When Queen Medb's messenger finds a replacement bull, what are the terms under which its owner agrees to lend it to her?

(see the answer key)

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