Saints, Snakes & Pirates - Comprehension Quiz

What holiday do people celebrate on March 17th?

• Pirate Day

• St. Christopher's Day

• Ireland Day

• St. Patrick's Day

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

When did Patrick become religious?

Explain how Patrick's time spent in Ireland as a slave allowed him to become a successful missionary.

Give an example of how Patrick incorporated elements of the old Druidic religion into Christianity in Ireland.