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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.
(a) In hindsight.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Cynically.
(d) Correctly.

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

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

4. What position is Ausonius given in the year 375 A.D.?
(a) Co-regent.
(b) Chief of Staff.
(c) Prelate.
(d) Proconsul.

5. Where was the city of Hippo, where St. Augustine lived?
(a) Zimbabwe.
(b) North Africa.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Ghana.

Short Answer Questions

1. These people preserved Europe's Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage.

2. Which class and nationality of people considered the Irish "incapable of civilization?"

3. Without Ireland, neither __________ nor ____________ would have occurred.

4. Who gave this report about American universities?

5. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?

(see the answer key)

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