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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What nickname is given to the people who reintroduced culture to medieval Europe?
(a) Green Martyrs.
(b) Holy Rollers.
(c) White Martyrs.
(d) Irish Professors.

4. 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.

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

6. Romans think the army bespeaks __________.
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Monarchy.

7. What did Petrarch blame for the Roman Empire's fall?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Its weak military.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Its inner faults.

8. What is the title of Augustine of Hippo's memoir?
(a) Aenid.
(b) Book of Kells.
(c) City of God.
(d) Confessions.

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

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

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

12. What organization has its beginnings during the fall of the Roman empire?
(a) Fascists.
(b) Communists.
(c) Nazis.
(d) Mafia.

13. How were stories like Tain Bo Cuailnge transmitted in Ireland prior to the sixth century CE?
(a) Through the written word.
(b) Through oral tradition.
(c) Through religion.
(d) Through dance.

14. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.
(a) Angrily.
(b) Cynically.
(c) In hindsight.
(d) Correctly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Greek statue shows how Celtic warriors dressed for battle?

2. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?

3. Who gave this report about American universities?

4. The fable of the man and the lion illustrates how who tells a story affects the _____________.

5. Which European class do the barbarians destroy?

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