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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. Whom does Pope Gregory I send a librarian, Augustine, to baptize?
(a) King Henry VIII.
(b) Columcille.
(c) The King of Kent.
(d) Patrick.

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

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

4. In contrast to his youth, Augustine's post-conversion views on sex appear to be:
(a) The same as Patrick's.
(b) Stricter.
(c) Unchanged.
(d) Looser.

5. What is the unusual form of apology mentioned in Chapter 4 that is requested by the sailors of Patricius?
(a) Sucking a person's nipples.
(b) Clipping a person's toenails.
(c) Kissing a person's feet.
(d) Cutting a person's hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the speaker in "Saint Patrick's Breastplate" praise God as?

2. Had Augustine read "Breastplate," he would doubtless--according to his beliefs--have sensed ______________.

3. It is Patrick's hope that the Irish will at least accept the body as what?

4. What do the pagan Irish gods eat?

5. What are the names of the Irish war goddesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the poem "St. Patrick's Breastplate" inspire?

2. What were the "White Martyrs?"

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

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

5. Why did Pope Honorius III order that John Scotus' book, De Divisione Naturae, be burned?

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

7. What event did Irish Christians light bonfires to commemorate?

8. Where were the "spirals, zigzags, and lozenges" that decorated the Irish monks' books first used?

9. What do the Irish believe that gods, druids, poets, and anyone in touch with the magic-world are able to do? What is this phenomenon called?

10. What happens when war goddesses Nemain and Badb appear in warriors' dreams to tell them what will happen in battle the following day?

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