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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Echoes of an English Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Irish culture is a mixture of Celtic and what?
(a) Anglo-Saxon.
(b) New World.
(c) Germanic.
(d) East Indian.

2. What Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian was a major figure in the development of Western Christianity?
(a) St. Augustine.
(b) St. Mark.
(c) St. Peter.
(d) St. Patrick.

3. What threatened Britain's Celtic chiefs after the withdrawal of the Romans?
(a) Islamic tribes.
(b) Christian warriors.
(c) Germanic tribes.
(d) Greek tribes.

4. How many Irish emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century?
(a) 6.1 million.
(b) 4.7 million.
(c) 3.5 million.
(d) 2 million.

5. What British author of Gulliver's Travels is known for being a master of two styles of satire: the Horatian and Juvenalian styles?
(a) Jonathan Swift.
(b) Daniel Webster.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the turn of which century had English all but died out in Ireland?

2. Julius Caesar and his armies conquered Britain when?

3. What language is associated with the Irish people?

4. Who remain the most direct descendants of the Celts?

5. In what decade did Australian English come to be of interest in other English speaking countries?

(see the answer key)

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