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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Anarchy.

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

3. In contrast to his youth, Augustine's post-conversion views on sex appear to be:
(a) Unchanged.
(b) Stricter.
(c) Looser.
(d) The same as Patrick's.

4. Which of the artifacts was intended for the Catholic sacrifice of the Eucharist (i.e., Communion)?
(a) St. Patrick's Breastplate.
(b) The Ardagh Chalice.
(c) The Gundestrup Cauldron.
(d) Borremose Man.

5. Who, according to Tain Bo Cuailnge, teaches Cuchulainn to fight?
(a) The goddess Danu herself.
(b) Three women.
(c) Queen Medb.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the pagan Irish gods eat?

2. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?

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

4. What are two artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity?

5. What is the setting of Tain Bo Cuailnge?

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