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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. In the war that results from the collapse of the deal between Queen Medb and the owner of the bull, what is the name of Daire's champion?
(a) Seamus.
(b) Brian Boru.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Cuchulainn.

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

3. Which river separated the Roman legions from the barbarian hordes that were attacking them?
(a) The Rhine.
(b) The Thames.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Volga.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To which poets is Ausonius of Bordeaux compared?

2. What is the name of Mil's family poet?

3. Which group raids Britain in the fifth century?

4. What nationality is the young man who is enslaved as a shepherd by the Irish in 401 C.E.?

5. What was the Romans' reaction to Celtic warriors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Irish transmission back to Europe of its Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian heritage called?

2. What careers did Patricius' father and grandfather hold?

3. Who is the most dominating character in Tain Bo Cuailnge?

4. What is key to the Pax Romana (the Roman Peace)?

5. What would cause a tax collector to seek a loan from a lord, and what would cause the collector to default?

6. When the landlords redeem their slaves, what do the men and women become?

7. How are the aborigines who inhabited Ireland when the Celts reached it described?

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

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

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

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