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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 controls Irish society prior to its Christianization?

2. When the barbarians invade Rome, how many people die?

3. Who is Gratian's co-regent when he succeeds Valentinian in 375 A.D.?

4. Which groups plunder Italy in the fifth century?

5. Thanks to the barbarian invasions, the spirit of _________________ as a living entity is irrevocably lost.

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Irish epic Tain Bo Cuailnge, what was the subject of Queen Medb's and King Ailil's debate?

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

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

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

5. Why has Ireland's contributions to civilization been overlooked?

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

7. What is the purpose of the "White Martyrs" who were trained by evangelists in Ireland?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and describe, supporting your statements from the text, Augustine's doctrines of original sin, grace, and the trinity.

Essay Topic 2

Using the text to support your arguments, explain and analyze the Irish copying and publishing process. How was it unique? How did it lend itself to assisting in the later re-civilization of Europe?

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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