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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only Celtic nation-state in the world?

2. What controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?

3. Machiavelli _________ blamed the barbarians for Rome's fall.

4. How many years after this first encounter did St. Augustine blame paganism for the problems his city was having with barbarians?

5. Which prophecy refers to the Roman Empire's total lifespan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What crime in post-imperial Rome becomes the stuff of fairy tales?

2. If these White Martyrs had not existed, what major advances in civilization would not have occurred?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What analogy is used to explain the concept of the Roman legions being overrun by barbarians?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the role of the curiles (tax collectors) in maintaining the Pax Romana. Explain how they came into being, what was expected of them, and why their job became a "cruel trap." Support your answer from the textbook.

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the role of and reasons for human sacrifice in pre-Christian Ireland. Support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Demonstrate and explain, using the text to support your statements, how Patrick invoked the elements to his aid as the hand of a well-meaning God.

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