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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. The classic Christian doctrines of original sin, grace, and the trinity are first articulated by this person.
(a) Julian of Eclanum.
(b) Augustine.
(c) Arminius.
(d) Pelagius.

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

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

9. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?
(a) Aristocracy.
(b) Monarchy.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Democracy.

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

11. Who is nicknamed the "Irish Catholic Martin Luther King?"
(a) Bono.
(b) Michael Flatley.
(c) Daniel O'Connell.
(d) St. Patrick.

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

13. What nationality was Disraeli?
(a) Irish.
(b) Scottish.
(c) English.
(d) Israeli.

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

15. Which class and nationality of people considered the Irish "incapable of civilization?"
(a) Uneducated Englishmen.
(b) Educated Englishmen.
(c) Educated Americans.
(d) Uneducated Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first religion with which Augustine experiments?

2. What category of people is this book about?

3. What is the name of the barbarian who besieges Rome?

4. How does How the Irish Saved Civilization describe modern English and Americans?

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

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