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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. For ________________, there are no known communications between Rome and Britain, much less Rome and Ireland.

3. The night before he is ordained as a deacon, what does Patricius confide to a friend and receive forgiveness for?

4. Who is Cernunnos?

5. What is the name of the person who kidnaps Patricius?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Saxons understand the world?

3. What were the "White Martyrs?"

4. What does Patrick call King Coroticus's kidnapping of thousands of Irish converts?

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

6. What event did Irish Christians light bonfires to commemorate?

7. What is Patrick's view of magic?

8. 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?

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

10. What did Edward Campion say about the Irish and learning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast, using the text for support, the level of importance that Augustine and Patrick each place on their converts' adherence to conventional, traditional relationships.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 1, it is stated that Rome fell gradually and that, although previous barbarian threats from Gaul were able to be dealt with, Rome was in such decline that when the Germanic tribes invaded they overwhelmed Rome. Please analyze, using examples from the text, what is believed to have caused the decline of Rome and why this decline caused the barbarians to defeat the Romans.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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