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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How far are the apostles Peter and Thomas believed to have gone in their missionary journeys?
(a) Britain and France, respectively.
(b) India and Rome, respectively.
(c) Rome and Italy, respectively.
(d) Rome and India, respectively.

4. What about Columcille's monastery would not have met with the Pope's approval?
(a) It was headed by a homosexual.
(b) It was headed by the King of England.
(c) It was headed by a pagan.
(d) It was headed by a woman.

5. What council considers the correct date of Easter and the form of the Irish monastic tonsure?
(a) The Synod of Whitby.
(b) The Council of Orange.
(c) The Council of Nicaea.
(d) The Synod of Dort.

6. Who instructs the King of the Franks about a solar eclipse?
(a) Dicuil.
(b) Dungal.
(c) Sedulius Scotus.
(d) John Scotus Eriugena.

7. Who burns John Scotus Eriugena's book, De Divisione Naturae?
(a) King Charlemagne.
(b) Pope Honorius III.
(c) Pope Gregory I.
(d) King Charles the Bald.

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

9. What does Patrick find the Irish displaying in their temples, on their palisades, and even hanging on their belts?
(a) The heads of birds.
(b) The heads of their livestock.
(c) The heads of their enemies.
(d) The heads of sea creatures.

10. The night before he is ordained as a deacon, what does Patricius confide to a friend and receive forgiveness for?
(a) A sin committed at fifteen.
(b) A sin committed at five.
(c) A sin committed during his slavery.
(d) A sin committed that night.

11. How does Patrick convince the Irish to stop human sacrifices?
(a) He tells them it is morally wrong.
(b) He tells them it is illegal according to Roman law.
(c) He tells them they will go to Hell if they keep it up.
(d) He tells them Christ died once for all.

12. Christian Saxons always look to the Irish as ____________ in Christ.
(a) Equals.
(b) Juniors.
(c) Elders.
(d) Inferiors.

13. Why does Patricius walk 200 miles to Wexford?
(a) A voice tells him to convert Ireland.
(b) A voice tells him to run away.
(c) His master has pity on him and gives him his freedom.
(d) A voice tells him he is going home.

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

15. What are the names of the Irish war goddesses?
(a) Nemain and Badb.
(b) Ares and Mercury.
(c) Badb and Medb.
(d) Danu and Medb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What heresy do many readers see in John Scotus Eriugena's works?

2. Who are the druids?

3. What were Celtic corpses such as Tolland Man, Grauballe Man, Borremose Man, and Lindow Man examples of?

4. What effect does slavery have on Patricius' faith?

5. What Saxon hero is shown with the Celtic virtues of loyalty, courage, and generosity?

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