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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the Irish renowned as during the fifth century?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Scholars.
(c) Warriors.
(d) Farmers.

2. In which book did St. Augustine blame paganism for Rome's troubles with barbarians?
(a) Confessions.
(b) The City of God.
(c) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.
(d) How The Irish Saved Civilization.

3. What nationality is the young man who is enslaved as a shepherd by the Irish in 401 C.E.?
(a) German.
(b) Irish.
(c) Roman.
(d) Briton.

4. Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost.
(a) Hellenistic culture.
(b) Classical civilization.
(c) The feudal system.
(d) The Roman pantheon.

5. In what year is Rome overtaken?
(a) 476 B.C.E.
(b) 410 B.C.E.
(c) 410 C.E.
(d) 476 C.E.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is nicknamed the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King?"

2. What publication format replaced the scroll?

3. After his ordination and return to Ireland, Patricius' name changed to: _____________

4. One thing that all heroes in ancient Irish literature have in common is that they fall prey to some "geis." What does the word "geis" mean in English?

5. What category of people is this book about?

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