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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 is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?
(a) Unconventional.
(b) Traditional.
(c) Improvisational.
(d) Conventional.

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

3. 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.

4. Which of the artifacts was intended for the Catholic sacrifice of the Eucharist (i.e., Communion)?
(a) Borremose Man.
(b) The Ardagh Chalice.
(c) St. Patrick's Breastplate.
(d) The Gundestrup Cauldron.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization, why do British Christians not even consider Irish Christians human beings?

2. What was Columcille's name before he became a monk?

3. After his ordination and return to Ireland, Patricius' name changed to: _____________

4. What word can be used to describe a "Green Martyr"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the "White Martyrs?"

2. Where was Kevin of Glendalough's monastery located?

3. What are the two reasons cited for Ireland's transition from chaos to peace?

4. What effect do the decisions made at the Synod of Whitby have on the Irish understanding of the relationship between themselves and Rome?

5. Before he was kidnapped, what was Patricius' opinion of God and the Catholic Church?

6. What did Edward Campion say about the Irish and learning?

7. Who was described as "the first man in three hundred years who was able to think?"

8. Who do the archaeologists who found Lindow Man believe he was, and what do they believe was the reason for his sacrifice?

9. When Patricius (renamed Patrick) leaves the Ecumene after his ordination to become a missionary to Ireland, what is he willing to do for the sake of the Gospel?

10. How did Saxons understand the world?

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