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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What category of people is this book about?
(a) Evangelists.
(b) Explorers.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Teachers.

2. What was the effect of this battle on Cuchulainn, his helper, and his horse, according to the legend?
(a) All three were lightly wounded.
(b) All three were unscratched and unstained.
(c) Cuchulainn's helper died, but he and his horse recovered from their wounds.
(d) All three were severely wounded, but recovered.

3. Who is the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization?
(a) Thomas Cahill.
(b) Albert Payson Terhune.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Charles Dickens.

4. Which prophecy refers to the Roman Empire's total lifespan?
(a) The Prophecy of the Twelve Eagles.
(b) The Prophecy of Rome.
(c) The Prophecy of Romulus and Remus.
(d) The Prophecy of Apollo.

5. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?
(a) Robert Frost and Virgil.
(b) Virgil and Cicero.
(c) Homer and Virgil.
(d) Petrarch and Cicero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?

2. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?

3. Where was the city of Hippo, where St. Augustine lived?

4. Who do the "lions" in the fable symbolize to the author?

5. Why does Patricius walk 200 miles to Wexford?

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