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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?
(a) Virgil and Cicero.
(b) Robert Frost and Virgil.
(c) Homer and Virgil.
(d) Petrarch and Cicero.

2. What is the only Celtic nation-state in the world?
(a) Scotland.
(b) England.
(c) Wales.
(d) Ireland.

3. After his ordination and return to Ireland, Patricius' name changed to: _____________
(a) Patrick.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Sean.
(d) Connor.

4. How many people was Cuchulainn able to reportedly kill in three passes during one battle?
(a) As many as the sands on the shore.
(b) Innumerable; but it is known that the dead were six deep in a vast circle.
(c) 130 kings and innumerable rabble.
(d) Innumerable kings and 130 rabble.

5. In Rome, what occupation was called the "class of worms?"
(a) Slaves.
(b) Tax collectors.
(c) Professors.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the effect of this battle on Cuchulainn, his helper, and his horse, according to the legend?

2. What word can be used to describe a "Green Martyr"?

3. In which book did St. Augustine blame paganism for Rome's troubles with barbarians?

4. What ends Ausonius' career?

5. Which group raids Britain in the fifth century?

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