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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave this report about American universities?
(a) John Henry Newman.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Charles Kingsley.
(d) Henry Grafton.

2. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?
(a) Genghis Khan.
(b) Alaric.
(c) Attila.
(d) Beowulf.

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

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

5. In which mountain range do the two rivers that separate the barbarians from the Roman Empire originate?
(a) Alps.
(b) Urals.
(c) Caucasus.
(d) Balkans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which prophecy refers to the Roman Empire's total lifespan?

2. What happens to Augustine when, after reading the works of Saul of Tarsus, he realized that Plato's views on truth were wrong?

3. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?

4. In what era were these "white chimpanzees" written of?

5. In what year does the last Western emperor die?

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