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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote of "white chimpanzees" dying of hunger?
(a) Anthony Grafton.
(b) Thomas Cahill.
(c) Charles Kingsley.
(d) Benjamin Disraeli.

2. After Rome is conquered, which Italian city temporarily became the capital?
(a) Ravenna.
(b) Florence.
(c) Milan.
(d) Venice.

3. What subject does Ausonius teach at the University of Bordeaux?
(a) Logic.
(b) History.
(c) Latin.
(d) Poetry.

4. The classic Christian doctrines of original sin, grace, and the trinity are first articulated by this person.
(a) Pelagius.
(b) Julian of Eclanum.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Arminius.

5. At the time of his capture, what is the name of the young man enslaved as a shepherd by the Irish in 401 C.E.?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Petrarch.
(c) Patrocles.
(d) Patricius.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which class and nationality of people considered the Irish "incapable of civilization?"

3. What position is Ausonius given in the year 379 A.D.?

4. What nickname is given to the people who reintroduced culture to medieval Europe?

5. What was fifth-century Rome considered?

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