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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Rome first encounter barbarians?
(a) December 31, 406 B.C.
(b) December 31, 406 C.E.
(c) December 4, 316 B.C.
(d) December 4, 316 C.E.

2. At the time of his capture, what is the name of the young man enslaved as a shepherd by the Irish in 401 C.E.?
(a) Patrocles.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Patricius.
(d) Petrarch.

3. Who gave this report about American universities?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Charles Kingsley.
(c) Henry Grafton.
(d) John Henry Newman.

4. These people loot Europe and burn books.
(a) Romans.
(b) English.
(c) Irish.
(d) Barbarians.

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

6. Which two rivers separate barbarians from the Roman Empire?
(a) The Volga and the Thames.
(b) The Danube and the Volga.
(c) The Volga and the Rhine.
(d) The Rhine and the Danube.

7. 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 suffered a nervous breakdown.
(c) He died.
(d) He went out of business.

8. Which university is historian Anthony Grafton affiliated with?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Oxford.

9. To which ethnic grouping do the Irish belong?
(a) Normans.
(b) Celts.
(c) Welsh.
(d) Saxons.

10. In which mountain range do the two rivers that separate the barbarians from the Roman Empire originate?
(a) Urals.
(b) Balkans.
(c) Caucasus.
(d) Alps.

11. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe the Irish?
(a) Anglo-Saxon Catholics.
(b) Protestant Anglo-Saxons.
(c) Celtic Protestants.
(d) Celtic Catholics.

12. 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.

13. What book moves young Augustine to tears?
(a) Pahedrus.
(b) Iliad.
(c) Odyssey.
(d) Aeneid.

14. What is reported to be alive in American universities?
(a) The mystery meat.
(b) Nasty stereotypes against Catholics.
(c) Nasty stereotypes against Protestants.
(d) Nasty stereotypes against the Irish.

15. What position is Ausonius given in the year 379 A.D.?
(a) Satrap.
(b) Governor.
(c) Consul.
(d) Prelate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Charles Kingsley?

2. What category of people is this book about?

3. What did Christian monks teach the Irish about Mil?

4. What type of culture is Ireland described as in the opening pages of this book?

5. What type of evidence backs the Irish foundation myth?

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