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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 Patricius' faith before his kidnapping?

2. Why does Patricius walk 200 miles to Wexford?

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

4. By 1914, four million Irish have left the country due to persecution and famine. What ratio of the 1845 population is this?

5. Why is Ireland the only place from which the European missionaries can get books?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Irish believe that gods, druids, poets, and anyone in touch with the magic-world are able to do? What is this phenomenon called?

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

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

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

5. How are the Irish gods and goddesses are described?

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

7. Although the Irish saw nothing positive in the Viking occupation, what did they in fact establish?

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

9. 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?

10. What is Patrick's view of magic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and explain how Patrick used Christianity to convince the Irish to end their practice of human sacrifice. Support your statements with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the curiles (tax collectors) in maintaining the Pax Romana. Explain how they came into being, what was expected of them, and why their job became a "cruel trap." Support your answer from the textbook.

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