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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Gratian's co-regent when he succeeds Valentinian in 375 A.D.?
(a) Nero.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Valentinian II.

2. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?
(a) To tutor the emperor's son, Gratian.
(b) To become the emperor's proconsul.
(c) To tutor the emperor's son, Augustine.
(d) To tutor the emperor.

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

4. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe the Irish?
(a) Celtic Protestants.
(b) Protestant Anglo-Saxons.
(c) Anglo-Saxon Catholics.
(d) Celtic Catholics.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were the "white chimpanzees?"

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

4. These people loot Europe and burn books.

5. Which two rivers separate barbarians from the Roman Empire?

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