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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?
(a) 20,000 men, women, and children.
(b) 20,000 women, not counting men and children.
(c) 20,000 men, not counting women and children.
(d) 20,000 children, not counting men and women.

3. These people preserved Europe's Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage.
(a) Vikings.
(b) Gauls.
(c) Romans.
(d) Irish.

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

5. Who gave this report about American universities?
(a) Henry Grafton.
(b) Charles Kingsley.
(c) John Henry Newman.
(d) Mark Twain.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

2. With whom does the author hint he sides?

3. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?

4. Who blamed the Christian virtues that softened Rome for its fall?

5. Who is the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization?

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