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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 was Brigid before she is consecrated as a bishop?

2. What is the Irish approach to marriage and sex considered?

3. Which Irish king does Patrick criticize?

4. What heresy do many readers see in John Scotus Eriugena's works?

5. Whom does the pope crown as King of the Franks on Christmas Day 800?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Patrick believe that the Christian has nothing to fear from the world of magic?

4. What is Patrick's view of magic?

5. What are Patrick's and Augustine's opinions of each other? Why?

6. In addition to the spiritual welfare of the Irish, what does Patrick worry about?

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

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

9. What apocryphal legends about Patrick have arisen that are familiar to us?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and demonstrate the characteristics of the "uniquely de-Romanized Christianity" that Patrick brought to Ireland, comparing and contrasting it to the Roman Christianity espoused by Augustine of Hippo that eventually came into conflict with Irish Christianity when Augustine of Canterbury was stationed in England. Use the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Using the text to support your statements, compare and contrast the Irish Catholic church's views on the office of abbot, penance, and confession with those of the Roman Catholic church.

Essay Topic 3

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

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