St. Patrick's Day Bellringer Article Response

What did St. Patrick do that led him to be named a saint by the Roman Catholic Church?

• He escaped from Ireland and returned home

• He established resistance against the Irish people

• He was a figure of myth and story-telling

• He helped establish Christianity in Ireland

What is Saint Patrick said to have driven out of Ireland?

• Pirates

• Christians

• Snakes

• Romans

What was the original nature of St. Patrick's Day before it became a party atmosphere?

• A day of feasting and celebration

• A somber day to commemorate and remember St. Patrick

• A day of international festivities

• A day of resistance and protest

Who were referred to as the Celts?

• A group of English people

• A group of people that settled the British Isles

• The original inhabitants of Ireland

• The British army

What is notable about the Irish language in Ireland today?

• It is the only official language of Ireland

• It is not taught in schools anymore

• Few people actually speak it, but it is taught in schools

• It has completely replaced English in Ireland

Which of the following is an example of an Irish language word that has been borrowed and used in the English language?

• Kilt

• Banshee

• Biscuit

• Chip

Match the following definitions to an underlined vocab word from the article.

• establish

• Situated far from main places or populations

• resistance

• To mark a special occasion or to remember someone in celebration

• somber

• A refusal to accept an idea or change

• remote

• Sad, serious

• commemorate

• To set up, found, or create something

Match the following definitions to an underlined vocab word from the article.

• reintroduce

• to bring something back into existence, or to a former place

• immigrants

• developed or changed gradually

• origins

• people who leave their homeland to live in a foreign country (noun)

• emigrated

• points to where something begins or starts

• evolved

• left one's home country to go to another (verb)

Which of the following was NOT one of St. Patrick's jobs?

• shepherd

• sheep tender

• politician

• priest

Which ethnic group/tribe did St. Patrick belong to?

• English

• Celt

• Roman

• Australian