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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, leisure is necessary for learning to ______________.
(a) Work.
(b) Play.
(c) Thrive.
(d) Relax.

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

3. What happens to Augustine after he begins reading the Bible?
(a) He is crucified.
(b) He regains his sanity.
(c) He becomes pope.
(d) He accepts baptism.

4. What effect does slavery have on Patricius' faith?
(a) He prays constantly and becomes a holy man.
(b) He questions God and eventually becomes a Catholic.
(c) He curses God and dies.
(d) He questions God and remains an atheist.

5. How far are the apostles Peter and Thomas believed to have gone in their missionary journeys?
(a) Britain and France, respectively.
(b) Rome and India, respectively.
(c) India and Rome, respectively.
(d) Rome and Italy, respectively.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe modern English and Americans?

2. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.

3. What is the name of the person who kidnaps Patricius?

4. What is NOT true about the great Irish prayer known both as "Saint Patrick's Breastplate" and as "The Deer's Cry"?

5. Why does the deal between Queen Medb and the bull's owner fall through?

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