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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year does the last Western emperor die?
(a) 476 B.C.E.
(b) 476 C.E.
(c) 410 B.C.E.
(d) 410 C.E.

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

4. 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 went out of business.
(b) He joined the barbarians.
(c) He died.
(d) He suffered a nervous breakdown.

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

6. Who, according to Tain Bo Cuailnge, teaches Cuchulainn to fight?
(a) Three women.
(b) Queen Medb.
(c) His father.
(d) The goddess Danu herself.

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

8. Who wrote of "white chimpanzees" dying of hunger?
(a) Benjamin Disraeli.
(b) Anthony Grafton.
(c) Thomas Cahill.
(d) Charles Kingsley.

9. Without Ireland, neither __________ nor ____________ would have occurred.
(a) Renaissance; Evolution.
(b) Evolution; Medicine.
(c) Enlightenment; Science.
(d) Renaissance; Enlightenment.

10. Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost.
(a) Classical civilization.
(b) The Roman pantheon.
(c) The feudal system.
(d) Hellenistic culture.

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

12. Why does Ausonius go to Emperor Valentinian's court?
(a) To tutor the emperor's son, Augustine.
(b) To become the emperor's proconsul.
(c) To tutor the emperor.
(d) To tutor the emperor's son, Gratian.

13. What does Tain Bo Cuailnge mean in English?
(a) How the Irish Saved Civilization.
(b) The Cattle Raid of Cooley.
(c) The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.
(d) The City of God.

14. What ends Ausonius' career?
(a) Gratian's murder.
(b) A plagiarism scandal.
(c) Valentinian I's murder.
(d) Valentinian II's murder.

15. What two genres does Augustine of Hippo's memoir begin?
(a) Biography and historical fiction.
(b) Autobiography and self-help.
(c) Self-help and science fiction.
(d) Autobiography and psychological fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe the Irish?

2. Who is nicknamed the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King?"

3. 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.?

4. Which European class do the barbarians destroy?

5. Who gave this report about American universities?

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