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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Christian monks teach the Irish about Mil?
(a) He is a descendant of Sheth and a survivor of the Flood.
(b) He is a descendant of Ham and a survivor of the Flood.
(c) He is a descendant of Japheth and a survivor of the Flood.
(d) He is a descendant of Noah and a survivor of the Flood.

3. 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.

4. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?
(a) Britain.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Germany.
(d) Ireland.

5. Which groups plunder Italy in the fifth century?
(a) Vandals and Visigoths.
(b) Mongols and Japanese.
(c) Goths and Huns.
(d) Anglo-Saxons and Normans.

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

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

8. What happens to Augustine after he begins reading the Bible?
(a) He regains his sanity.
(b) He becomes pope.
(c) He accepts baptism.
(d) He is crucified.

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

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

11. What Greek statue shows how Celtic warriors dressed for battle?
(a) Dying Celt.
(b) Dying Gaul.
(c) Cuchulainn the Mighty.
(d) Braveheart.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ireland's foundation myth, the sons of Mil reached Ireland from Spain and took Ireland from the "People of the Goddess _________."

2. What book moves young Augustine to tears?

3. Who blamed the Christian virtues that softened Rome for its fall?

4. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?

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

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