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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 professor.
(b) An evangelist.
(c) A historian.
(d) A politician.

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

3. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?
(a) Britain.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

4. What is reported to be alive in American universities?
(a) Nasty stereotypes against Catholics.
(b) The mystery meat.
(c) Nasty stereotypes against the Irish.
(d) Nasty stereotypes against Protestants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what date does Rome first encounter barbarians?

3. These people loot Europe and burn books.

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

5. The author of How the Irish Saved Civilization vows to give hearing to all "without ______."

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