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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of evidence backs the Irish foundation myth?
(a) Historical.
(b) Geological.
(c) None.
(d) Archaeological.

2. What is the setting of Tain Bo Cuailnge?
(a) Cooley, Ireland.
(b) Rome, Italy.
(c) Florence, Italy.
(d) Rathcroghan, Ireland.

3. In what era were these "white chimpanzees" written of?
(a) Renaissance Europe.
(b) Victorian England.
(c) Medieval England.
(d) Prehistoric Rome.

4. In Tain Bo Cuailnge, why does Queen Medb's bull defect to King Ailil?
(a) It refuses to be led by a man.
(b) It doesn't want to be slaughtered.
(c) It refuses to be led by a woman.
(d) Its mate is owned by King Ailil.

5. After Rome is conquered, which Italian city temporarily became the capital?
(a) Florence.
(b) Milan.
(c) Ravenna.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Irish renowned as during the fifth century?

2. What Greek statue shows how Celtic warriors dressed for battle?

3. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

4. Who is nicknamed the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King?"

5. What category of people is this book about?

(see the answer key)

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