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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 do the Irish gods that Patrick does not eliminate become?
2. For ________________, there are no known communications between Rome and Britain, much less Rome and Ireland.
3. What council considers the correct date of Easter and the form of the Irish monastic tonsure?
4. What are the names of the missionaries who establish monasteries in Germanic lands such as Frisia, Denmark, and Saxony?
5. Who was the first emperor to blend Roman citizenship and church membership?
Short Essay Questions
1. In addition to the spiritual welfare of the Irish, what does Patrick worry about?
2. 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?
3. How are the Irish gods and goddesses are described?
4. Who do the archaeologists who found Lindow Man believe he was, and what do they believe was the reason for his sacrifice?
5. As the White Martyrs establish monasteries across Europe, what situation do they repeatedly encounter and from where does the solution come?
6. What effect do the decisions made at the Synod of Whitby have on the Irish understanding of the relationship between themselves and Rome?
7. What apocryphal legends about Patrick have arisen that are familiar to us?
8. What does Patrick call King Coroticus's kidnapping of thousands of Irish converts?
9. Who was described as "the first man in three hundred years who was able to think?"
10. What is Patrick's view of magic?
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
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.
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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