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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost.
(a) The feudal system.
(b) Classical civilization.
(c) Hellenistic culture.
(d) The Roman pantheon.

2. When Augustine founds his semi-monastic community in Milan, what is its goal?
(a) Educating the barbarians.
(b) Restoring the Roman empire.
(c) Attaining world peace.
(d) Attaining truth through Plato and his commentators.

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

4. In Rome, what occupation was called the "class of worms?"
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Tax collectors.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Professors.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which river separated the Roman legions from the barbarian hordes that were attacking them?

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

4. Who gave this report about American universities?

5. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?

(see the answer key)

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