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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

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) Seventy.
(c) Two.
(d) Twelve.

2. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?
(a) Attila.
(b) Alaric.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Genghis Khan.

3. Where was the city of Hippo, where St. Augustine lived?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Zimbabwe.
(c) North Africa.
(d) South Africa.

4. What type of culture is Ireland described as in the opening pages of this book?
(a) Industrial Age.
(b) Iron Age.
(c) Space Age.
(d) Stone Age.

5. On what date does Rome first encounter barbarians?
(a) December 4, 316 C.E.
(b) December 31, 406 C.E.
(c) December 31, 406 B.C.
(d) December 4, 316 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the "white chimpanzees?"

2. What is the title of Augustine of Hippo's memoir?

3. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.

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

5. The fable of the man and the lion illustrates how who tells a story affects the _____________.

(see the answer key)

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