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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is Rome overtaken?
(a) 476 C.E.
(b) 410 C.E.
(c) 476 B.C.E.
(d) 410 B.C.E.

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

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

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

5. In what year does the last Western emperor die?
(a) 476 C.E.
(b) 476 B.C.E.
(c) 410 C.E.
(d) 410 B.C.E.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Ausonius teach at the University of Bordeaux?

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

3. Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost.

4. What nickname is given to the people who reintroduced culture to medieval Europe?

5. What happens to Augustine after he begins reading the Bible?

(see the answer key)

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