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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. After his ordination and return to Ireland, Patricius' name changed to: _____________
2. How old is Patricius when he is kidnapped?
3. What about Columcille's monastery would not have met with the Pope's approval?
4. Where does Patricius go to study for ordination?
5. In contrast to his youth, Augustine's post-conversion views on sex appear to be:
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Patrick call King Coroticus's kidnapping of thousands of Irish converts?
2. Although the Irish saw nothing positive in the Viking occupation, what did they in fact establish?
3. Where was Kevin of Glendalough's monastery located?
4. What is Patrick's view of magic?
5. 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?
6. What happens when war goddesses Nemain and Badb appear in warriors' dreams to tell them what will happen in battle the following day?
7. What are the two reasons cited for Ireland's transition from chaos to peace?
8. Why does Patrick believe that the Christian has nothing to fear from the world of magic?
9. As the White Martyrs establish monasteries across Europe, what situation do they repeatedly encounter and from where does the solution come?
10. What monasteries did Columbanus found in Gaul?
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
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 3
Compare and contrast Patrick's and Augustine's views of the basic nature of the universe and of the body. Use the text to back up your arguments.
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