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Question 6

1. Which of the following factors did NOT cause barbarian migration?

		Escape from forced Christian conversion
		The flight from the Huns
		The search for regular sources of food
		Conflicts among barbarian tribes

Question 7

1. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the fall of Rome?

		The use of barbarian mercenaries
		The rejection of militarist values
		The corruption of Theodora
		Barbarian kinship ties

Question 8

1. Who was Benedict of Nursia?

		Founder of a Cenobitic monastery
		Founder of an Eremitical monastery
		Author of The Consolation of Philosophy
		North African hermit

Question 9

1. Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the economic difficulties of Roman citizens during the reconstruction by Diocletian and Constantine?

		Rising power of the Church
		Roman taxation policies
		Fear of barbarian invasion and bandits
		Restricted choice of profession

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Question 10

1. Which of the following is an apocryphal story about St. Patrick of Ireland?

		He was a Roman citizen.
		He drove the snakes out of Ireland.
		He was captured by pirates.
		He converted the Irish to Christianity.

Answer 1

Question 6

Escape from forced Christian conversion

All three other options are some of the reasons why the barbarians began to migrate and move to Rome.

Question 7

The use of barbarian mercenaries

At the fall of Rome, the empire had become dislodged from their militaristic values, there was mass corruption and the cruelty on the barbarians caused their kinship to grow. Thus the only invalid reason is the use of barbarian mercenaries

Question 8

Founder of Cenobitic monastery

Saint benedict is the founder of Cenobitic Monastery and he is also known as Benedict of Nursia.

Question 9

Rising power of the church

The rise in power of the church did not impact the economic condition a lot. Other three options directly impacted economic condition through various constraints.

Question 10

He drove snakes out of Ireland

This is a widely circulated story which is doubtful to be true.