Saints, Snakes, & Pirates

Question 1 of 5

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What holiday do people celebrate on March 17th?

Select one of the following:

St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland Day
St. Christopher Day
Pirate Day

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Question 2 of 5

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The time Patrick spent in Ireland as a slave helped him with his later missionary work. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

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“While Palladius worked mainly in the south of Ireland, Patrick's work took him back to the North, near where he had served his time as a slave.”
“Rather than tell the Irish that their old ways were wrong, Patrick incorporated parts of their religion into Christianity.”
“Although Patrick is usually credited with introducing Ireland to Christianity, the Church already had some presence on the island.”
“Because of his fluency in the language, he was able to reach members of the Celtic community who could not understand other missionaries.”

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Question 3 of 5

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Read the following sentences:
“Rather than tell the Irish that their old ways were wrong, Patrick incorporated parts of their religion into Christianity. Legand has it that, because the Irish celebrated their gods with fire, Patrick added bonfires to the Easter ritual. Because the Irish venerated the sun, Patrick added a sun to the cross—creating what is now known as a ‘Celtic cross.’”

Based on this information, what can you conclude about Patrick’s missionary work?

Select one of the following:

The changes that Patrick made to Christian practices to make the religion more familiar to the Irish have not been maintained in current practice.
The changes that Patrick made to Christian religious practice to adapt the religion to Irish culture were offensive to Christian priests and bishops.
Patrick did not mind making small changes to Christian religious practice to adapt the religion to a different culture.
Despite Patrick’s efforts to adapt Christian religious practice to Irish culture, he was unable to convert many Irishmen to Christianity.

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Question 4 of 5

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

________ St. Patrick is credited as the person who brought Christianity to Ireland, he was not religious as a boy.

Quiz on Saints, Snakes, & Pirates, created by Saddleback ARC on 12/20/2017.

Saints, Snakes, & Pirates

Saints, Snakes, & Pirates

Question 1 of 5

What holiday do people celebrate on March 17th?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

The time Patrick spent in Ireland as a slave helped him with his later missionary work. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

________ St. Patrick is credited as the person who brought Christianity to Ireland, he was not religious as a boy.

Select one of the following:

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Question 5 of 5

What is this passage mostly about?

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Quiz on Saints, Snakes, & Pirates, created by Saddleback ARC on 12/20/2017.

Saints, Snakes, & Pirates

Saints, Snakes, & Pirates

Question 1 of 5

What holiday do people celebrate on March 17th?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

The time Patrick spent in Ireland as a slave helped him with his later missionary work. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. ________ St. Patrick is credited as the person who brought Christianity to Ireland, he was not religious as a boy.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

What is this passage mostly about?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.

________ St. Patrick is credited as the person who brought Christianity to Ireland, he was not religious as a boy.