Answer the Following Questions About St. Patrick

St. Patrick

Answer the following questions about St. Patrick:

1.Where was St. Patrick born? 2.Who brought him to Ireland as a slave? 3.What age was Patrick when he was taken as a slave? 4.How long did he spend on Sliabh Mis? 5.How did he know that a ship was waiting for him? 6.Why did Patrick return to Ireland? 7.From what book have we mainly found out about the life of St. Patrick? 8.How often did Patrick pray when he was a slave in Ireland? 9.What leaf did Patrick use to teach the Irish people about God? 10. Name any place in Ireland named after St. Patrick

Write out the sentence and write “true” or “false“ after it: 1.St. Patrick was born in Co. Antrim in Ireland. 2.St. Patrick was born into a very poor family 3.Patrick was sold to a man named Milchiú. 4.Patrick looked after sheep and pigs while in Ireland as a slave. 5.Patrick lived on Croagh Patrick while working as a slave in Ireland. 6.A voice told Patrick that a ship would take him back to his family. 7.Before Patrick came to Ireland most of the people were Christians. 8.Legends tell us that St. Patrick banished snakes from Ireland. 9.St. Patrick lit a Pascal Fire on the Hill of Tara. 10. St. Patrick’s feast day is on February 14th.

1. England 2. Niall of the Nine Hostages 3. Sixteen 4. Six years 5. He heard a voice in his sleep 6. He had a vision of the Irish people asking him to return 7. Confessions 8. 100 times a day and 100 times a night 9. Shamrock 10. Croagh Patrick, Downpatrick, etc.

True or False 1. False 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. False 6. True 7. False 8. True 9. True 10. False