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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Charles Kingsley?
(a) A politician.
(b) An evangelist.
(c) A historian.
(d) A professor.

2. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?
(a) Homer and Virgil.
(b) Robert Frost and Virgil.
(c) Virgil and Cicero.
(d) Petrarch and Cicero.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. These people loot Europe and burn books.

2. In what century does How the Irish Saved Civilization begin?

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

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

5. Who is Gratian's co-regent when he succeeds Valentinian in 375 A.D.?

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