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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What practice that, in our society is illegal, exists and is considered acceptable in pre-Christian Ireland?
(a) Polygamy.
(b) Burglary.
(c) Murder.
(d) Slavery.

4. The fable of the man and the lion illustrates how who tells a story affects the _____________.
(a) Setting.
(b) Plot.
(c) Characters.
(d) Outcome.

5. Which two rivers separate barbarians from the Roman Empire?
(a) The Volga and the Rhine.
(b) The Rhine and the Danube.
(c) The Volga and the Thames.
(d) The Danube and the Volga.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the modern-day name of the country from which the barbarians that attacked and eventually conquered Rome came?

2. What are the Irish renowned as during the fifth century?

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

4. What two genres does Augustine of Hippo's memoir begin?

5. According to the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, leisure is necessary for learning to ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Irish doing during the time the barbarians are conquering Europe?

2. What regions did the Celts conquer between 600 and 400 B.C.E.?

3. During what period did Charles Kingsley describe famine-stricken Irish as "white chimpanzees" dying of hunger?

4. What natural desire did Augustine freely indulge in his youth, then become very conservative about later in life?

5. Why has the story of Ireland's re-education of Europe gone untold, according to the author?

6. As the Roman Empire continues to decline, what is the concept of "what is being done" replaced by?

7. What legendary Irish creatures did the aborigines who inhabited Ireland when the Celts arrived eventually become?

8. Because the Irish understand that life is fleeting, what do they pursue instead of holding onto people or things?

9. What do Celtic warriors wear into battle?

10. Why doesn't Augustine see much of the destruction the barbarians have caused?

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