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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who blamed the Christian virtues that softened Rome for its fall?
(a) Petrarch.
(b) Emperor Valentinian.
(c) Charles Kingsley.
(d) Edward Gibbons.

2. What nationality is the young man who is enslaved as a shepherd by the Irish in 401 C.E.?
(a) Irish.
(b) Roman.
(c) Briton.
(d) German.

3. Why does the deal between Queen Medb and the bull's owner fall through?
(a) The bull dies.
(b) King Ailil kills the bull's owner.
(c) Medb doesn't have a daughter.
(d) The intermediaries get drunk and fight.

4. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Germany.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Britain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which prophecy refers to the Roman Empire's total lifespan?

2. What is the setting of Tain Bo Cuailnge?

3. In addition to sexual mores, Patrick had to confront the practice of human sacrifice. All _________ people sacrificed people.

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

5. According to Ireland's foundation myth, the sons of Mil reached Ireland from Spain and took Ireland from the "People of the Goddess _________."

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