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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.
(a) Socialism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Dictatorship.
(d) Monarchy.

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

3. Who is the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Albert Payson Terhune.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Thomas Cahill.

4. Who wrote the fable about the man and the lion?
(a) John Henry Newman.
(b) Hans Christian Andersen.
(c) The Brothers Grimm.
(d) Aesop.

5. Which class and nationality of people considered the Irish "incapable of civilization?"
(a) Educated Englishmen.
(b) Educated Americans.
(c) Uneducated Englishmen.
(d) Uneducated Americans.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Charles Kingsley?

3. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.

4. In what era were these "white chimpanzees" written of?

5. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe the Irish?

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