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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the "lions" in the fable symbolize to the author?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The barbarians.
(c) The English.
(d) The Irish.

2. What type of culture is Ireland described as in the opening pages of this book?
(a) Iron Age.
(b) Space Age.
(c) Industrial Age.
(d) Stone Age.

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

4. What happens to Augustine when, after reading the works of Saul of Tarsus, he realized that Plato's views on truth were wrong?
(a) He joined the barbarians.
(b) He died.
(c) He went out of business.
(d) He suffered a nervous breakdown.

5. What did the autopsy done on Lindow Man find that his last meal consisted of?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Blackened cod.
(d) Blackened hearthcake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two genres does Augustine of Hippo's memoir begin?

3. What is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?

4. Who are among the notable people that the poem "St. Patrick's Breastplate" is said to inspire?

5. What are two artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity?

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