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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Rome is conquered, which Italian city temporarily became the capital?
(a) Venice.
(b) Ravenna.
(c) Florence.
(d) Milan.

2. Who wrote the fable about the man and the lion?
(a) The Brothers Grimm.
(b) Hans Christian Andersen.
(c) Aesop.
(d) John Henry Newman.

3. What position is Ausonius given in the year 375 A.D.?
(a) Co-regent.
(b) Proconsul.
(c) Prelate.
(d) Chief of Staff.

4. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?
(a) Attila.
(b) Alaric.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Genghis Khan.

5. What vitally important Irish virtue is NOT named on the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King's" tombstone?
(a) Generosity.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Handsomeness.
(d) Bravery.

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

7. What practice that, in our society is illegal, exists and is considered acceptable in pre-Christian Ireland?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Burglary.
(d) Murder.

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

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

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

11. In Tain Bo Cuailnge, why does Queen Medb's bull defect to King Ailil?
(a) It refuses to be led by a woman.
(b) It doesn't want to be slaughtered.
(c) Its mate is owned by King Ailil.
(d) It refuses to be led by a man.

12. What is the name of Mil's family poet?
(a) Amhairghin.
(b) Kevin of Glendalough.
(c) Cuchulainn.
(d) O'Heailigh.

13. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe modern English and Americans?
(a) Protestant Anglo-Saxons.
(b) Anglo-Saxon Catholics.
(c) Celtic Protestants.
(d) Celtic Catholics.

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

15. What causes Augustine to start reading the Bible?
(a) A vision of Christ crucified.
(b) A post-resurrection appearance to Augustine by Jesus Himself.
(c) A child's voice chanting, "take, read."
(d) His study of Paul's writings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is Ausonius given in the year 379 A.D.?

2. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?

3. What was the Romans' reaction to Celtic warriors?

4. Which river separated the Roman legions from the barbarian hordes that were attacking them?

5. These people preserved Europe's Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage.

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