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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What publication format replaced the scroll?
(a) Codex.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) Stele.
(d) Tabloid.

2. One thing that all heroes in ancient Irish literature have in common is that they fall prey to some "geis." What does the word "geis" mean in English?
(a) Temptation.
(b) Taboo.
(c) Danger.
(d) Enemy.

3. Where is the Book of Kells preserved?
(a) Trinity College, Dublin.
(b) Cambridge University, England.
(c) The Vatican, Vatican City.
(d) Aberdeen University, Scotland.

4. What is the name of the person who kidnaps Patricius?
(a) Cuchulainn.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Flanagan.
(d) Miliucc.

5. What was Brigid before she is consecrated as a bishop?
(a) A slave.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A peasant girl.
(d) A druid princess.

6. It is Patrick's hope that the Irish will at least accept the body as what?
(a) Healthy.
(b) Pure.
(c) Holy.
(d) Clean.

7. Like the Jews earlier, the Irish see literacy as a __________________ act.
(a) Religious.
(b) Educational.
(c) Civilizing.
(d) Cultural.

8. What Saxon hero is shown with the Celtic virtues of loyalty, courage, and generosity?
(a) Beow.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Gwynnedd.
(d) Lancelot.

9. What are two artifacts that represent the Irish transition from paganism to Christianity?
(a) St. Patrick's Breastplate and the Gundestrup Cauldron.
(b) Borremose Man and the Ardagh Chalice.
(c) The Ardagh Chalice and St. Patrick's Breastplate.
(d) The Gundestrup Cauldron and the Ardagh Chalice.

10. What did the autopsy done on Lindow Man find that his last meal consisted of?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Blackened cod.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Blackened hearthcake.

11. What Irish feasts are still celebrated to this day?
(a) Easter and Halloween.
(b) May Day and Hanukkah.
(c) May Day and Halloween.
(d) Halloween and Groundhog Day.

12. Had Augustine read "Breastplate," he would doubtless--according to his beliefs--have sensed ______________.
(a) Kinship.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Heresy.
(d) Paganism.

13. Whom does the pope crown as King of the Franks on Christmas Day 800?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Louis.
(d) Charles the Bald.

14. What is believed to live outside the boundaries of the Imperium?
(a) Monsters.
(b) The gods.
(c) Unicorns and fairies.
(d) Barbarians.

15. What is the youthful sin that Patrick confessed to the night before his ordination most likely believed to be?
(a) Theft or arson.
(b) The murder of a slave or servant.
(c) Sexual immorality.
(d) The murder of his master.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far are the apostles Peter and Thomas believed to have gone in their missionary journeys?

2. What is the unusual form of apology mentioned in Chapter 4 that is requested by the sailors of Patricius?

3. In which school does John Scotus Eriugena teach?

4. Who is Cernunnos?

5. Whose intent was it to preach to all nations?

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