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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the body of Cuthbert buried, according to Bede's record?
(a) In a stone coffin on the right side of the altar in the church of the Blessed Apostle Peter.
(b) In the pasture that he kept during his time as a hermit.
(c) In the catacombs of Wearmouth monastery.
(d) At the bottom of the lake where he kept many prayer vigils.

2. How many total years does the anonymous author report that Ceolfrith ruled separately over the monasteries of St. Peter and St. Paul?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 27.
(d) 12.

3. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?
(a) Bishop Baducing.
(b) King Erconberht of Kent.
(c) Boniface the Archdeacon.
(d) Archbishop Dalfinus.

4. What animal does Bede claim ministered to Cuthbert after he spent a night in prayer in the water off the sea shore?
(a) A dog.
(b) Two otters.
(c) A fawn.
(d) An eagle.

5. What practice did Ceolfrith pass on to the monks who joined him in building the new monastery?
(a) Copying Bibles and fasting on Fridays.
(b) Copying Bibles, interpreting scripture, and singing the Psalms.
(c) Interpreting scripture and rheotoric.
(d) Singing the Psalms, reading in church, and singing antiphons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?

2. After the death of Benedict, how many years does the anonymous author credit Ceolfrith with presiding over both monasteries simultaneously?

3. Who does the anonymous author credit with providing master builders for the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build?

4. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?

5. What custom arose from the burial of Ceolfrith?

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