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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 were Celtic corpses such as Tolland Man, Grauballe Man, Borremose Man, and Lindow Man examples of?
2. Who instructs the King of the Franks about a solar eclipse?
3. What council considers the correct date of Easter and the form of the Irish monastic tonsure?
4. What does Patrick find the Irish displaying in their temples, on their palisades, and even hanging on their belts?
5. Who burns John Scotus Eriugena's book, De Divisione Naturae?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is Patrick's view of magic?
3. What monasteries did Columbanus found in Gaul?
4. What apocryphal legends about Patrick have arisen that are familiar to us?
5. As the White Martyrs establish monasteries across Europe, what situation do they repeatedly encounter and from where does the solution come?
6. Who do the archaeologists who found Lindow Man believe he was, and what do they believe was the reason for his sacrifice?
7. Why did Pope Honorius III order that John Scotus' book, De Divisione Naturae, be burned?
8. What did Edward Campion say about the Irish and learning?
9. What are the two reasons cited for Ireland's transition from chaos to peace?
10. Although the Irish saw nothing positive in the Viking occupation, what did they in fact establish?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using examples from the text, compare and contrast Irish society in the fifth century B.C.E. with Roman society in the same period (i.e. just before the fall of the Empire).
Essay Topic 2
Chapter 1 also states that the barbarians invaded Rome because they were transitioning from a hunter-gatherer society to an agricultural society. Please write an essay that compares and contrasts the characteristics of a hunter-gatherer society with those of an agricultural society.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Augustine's and Patrick's approach to dealing with paganism as they converted the Romans and Irish, respectively, to Christianity. Use the text for research and support.
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