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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group raids Britain in the fifth century?
(a) Celts.
(b) Huns.
(c) Normans.
(d) Anglo-Saxons.

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

3. What nationality was Disraeli?
(a) Israeli.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

4. Which two rivers separate barbarians from the Roman Empire?
(a) The Danube and the Volga.
(b) The Rhine and the Danube.
(c) The Volga and the Rhine.
(d) The Volga and the Thames.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the fable about the man and the lion?

2. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.

3. What was fifth-century Rome considered?

4. In what century does How the Irish Saved Civilization begin?

5. In which mountain range do the two rivers that separate the barbarians from the Roman Empire originate?

(see the answer key)

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