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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which groups plunder Italy in the fifth century?
(a) Anglo-Saxons and Normans.
(b) Goths and Huns.
(c) Vandals and Visigoths.
(d) Mongols and Japanese.

2. Who is Gratian's co-regent when he succeeds Valentinian in 375 A.D.?
(a) Nero.
(b) Valentinian II.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Brutus.

3. How many years after this first encounter did St. Augustine blame paganism for the problems his city was having with barbarians?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Two.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Twelve.

4. What practice that, in our society is illegal, exists and is considered acceptable in pre-Christian Ireland?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Burglary.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Murder.

5. According to the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, leisure is necessary for learning to ______________.
(a) Thrive.
(b) Relax.
(c) Work.
(d) Play.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Tain Bo Cuailnge, why does Queen Medb's bull defect to King Ailil?

3. What book moves young Augustine to tears?

4. What did Christian monks teach the Irish about Mil?

5. In which book did St. Augustine blame paganism for Rome's troubles with barbarians?

(see the answer key)

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