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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) Charles Kingsley.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) John Henry Newman.
(d) Henry Grafton.

2. Who blamed the Christian virtues that softened Rome for its fall?
(a) Edward Gibbons.
(b) Emperor Valentinian.
(c) Petrarch.
(d) Charles Kingsley.

3. What are the Irish renowned as during the fifth century?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Scholars.
(d) Warriors.

4. What two genres does Augustine of Hippo's memoir begin?
(a) Self-help and science fiction.
(b) Autobiography and self-help.
(c) Biography and historical fiction.
(d) Autobiography and psychological fiction.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Rome is conquered, which Italian city temporarily became the capital?

3. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.

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

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

(see the answer key)

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