What holiday do people celebrate on March 17th?
Saints, Snakes & Pirates - Comprehension Quiz

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard

Ashley Kamplain
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pirate Day
St. Christopher's Day
Ireland Day
St. Patrick's Day
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the author mainly describe in the passage?
how Patrick found religion while he was a slave
how Patrick became the patron saint of Ireland
the traditions in current St. Patrick's Day celebrations
the charges Patrick denied in his Confessio
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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?
Patrick's work took him back to the North, near where he had served as a slave.
Patrick incorporated parts of Irish religion into Christianity.
He was able to reach members of the Celtic community who could not understand other missionaries.
The Church already had some presence on the island.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following sentences: "Rather than tell the Irish that their old ways were wrong, Patrick incorporated parts of their religion into Christianity. Legend has it that, because the Irish celebrated their gods with fire, Patrick added bonfires to the Easter ritual. Because Irish venerated the sun, Patrick added a sun to the cross-creating what is known as a 'Celtic cross.'"
Based on the passage, what can you conclude about Patrick's missionary work?
He was unable to convert many Irishmen to Christianity.
The changes were offensive to Christian priests and bishops.
Patrick did not mind making small changes to adapt the religion.
The changes Patrick made have not been maintained in current practice.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is this passage mostly about?
why Ireland is called the Emerald Isle
the life and legend of St. Patrick
why there are no snakes in Ireland
how St. Patrick escaped from pirates
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the following sentences: "Rather than tell the Irish that their old ways were wrong, Patrick incorporated parts of their religion into Christianity. Legend 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.'"
As used in the sentence, what does the word 'incorporated' mean?
included something as part of something else
got rid of something in favor of something else
gave permission to someone to do something
refused to change for someone else's benefit
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the answer that best completes the sentence: ____ St. Patrick is credited as the person who brought Christianity to Ireland, he was not religious as a boy.
As a result
While
Particularly
Meanwhile
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