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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Aristocracy.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Monarchy.

2. What is Tain Bo Cuailnge?
(a) An Irish prose epic.
(b) A Roman poetry epic.
(c) A Roman prose epic.
(d) An Irish poetry epic.

3. When Augustine founds his semi-monastic community in Milan, what is its goal?
(a) Attaining truth through Plato and his commentators.
(b) Attaining world peace.
(c) Restoring the Roman empire.
(d) Educating the barbarians.

4. In which book did St. Augustine blame paganism for Rome's troubles with barbarians?
(a) Confessions.
(b) How The Irish Saved Civilization.
(c) The City of God.
(d) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

5. Which class and nationality of people considered the Irish "incapable of civilization?"
(a) Educated Englishmen.
(b) Educated Americans.
(c) Uneducated Englishmen.
(d) Uneducated Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT changed in Ireland as a result of Patrick's influence as a bishop?

2. What ends Ausonius' career?

3. In contrast to his youth, Augustine's post-conversion views on sex appear to be:

4. How far are the apostles Peter and Thomas believed to have gone in their missionary journeys?

5. One thing that all heroes in ancient Irish literature have in common is that they fall prey to some "geis." What does the word "geis" mean in English?

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