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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fable of the man and the lion illustrates how who tells a story affects the _____________.
(a) Characters.
(b) Setting.
(c) Outcome.
(d) Plot.

2. These people loot Europe and burn books.
(a) Barbarians.
(b) Irish.
(c) Romans.
(d) English.

3. What was fifth-century Rome considered?
(a) A representative republic.
(b) The most modern society in the known world.
(c) The world's only superpower.
(d) A third-world country.

4. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

5. What nickname is given to the people who reintroduced culture to medieval Europe?
(a) Holy Rollers.
(b) White Martyrs.
(c) Irish Professors.
(d) Green Martyrs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?

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

3. What ends Ausonius' career?

4. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

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

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