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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proclaimed the Irish the only people who cannot be psychoanalyzed?
(a) Dr. Phil.
(b) Sigmund Freud.
(c) Carl Jung.
(d) Alfred Adler.

2. The night before he is ordained as a deacon, what does Patricius confide to a friend and receive forgiveness for?
(a) A sin committed at fifteen.
(b) A sin committed at five.
(c) A sin committed that night.
(d) A sin committed during his slavery.

3. What happens to Augustine when, after reading the works of Saul of Tarsus, he realized that Plato's views on truth were wrong?
(a) He suffered a nervous breakdown.
(b) He joined the barbarians.
(c) He died.
(d) He went out of business.

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

5. In Tain Bo Cuailnge, why does Queen Medb's bull defect to King Ailil?
(a) It refuses to be led by a woman.
(b) It refuses to be led by a man.
(c) It doesn't want to be slaughtered.
(d) Its mate is owned by King Ailil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity was a pagan votary offering?

2. What year C.E. is believed to be that of Patrick's death?

3. These people preserved Europe's Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage.

4. What category of people is this book about?

5. What type of culture is Ireland described as in the opening pages of this book?

(see the answer key)

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