Christianity in Early Medieval Europe – Quiz

1. According to church tradition, Ireland was converted to Christianity nearly singlehandedly by __________.
2. St. Columba established the first monastery in Scotland on the island of ______ as a base for evangelism.
3. True/False: Pope Gregory the Great sought an alliance with the Franks to balance the threat from the Visigoths.
4. True/False: The argument over the dating of Easter at the Synod of Whitby was settled by an appeal to the principle of Petrine Supremacy.
5. ___________ was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion.
6. _________ helped to end human sacrifice in the Germanic lands he evangelized.

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1. St. Patrick
2. Iona
3. False
4. True
5. Armenia
6. St. Boniface