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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Voyage of Saint Brendan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sign does Stephanus claim was sent to prove that God intended Wilfred to be a saint?
(a) He brought a baby back from death.
(b) The seas were calmed after storms shiprwrecked his party.
(c) God sent an angel to protect the monastery at Oundle.
(d) God brought defeat to kings who opposed him.

2. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?
(a) 222.
(b) 22.
(c) 122.
(d) 12.

3. Where did Stephanus report Wilfrid first settled after being chased from his see?
(a) Gaul.
(b) Wearmouth.
(c) Lichfield.
(d) Friesland.

4. What came of a phantom fire that came upon a village while Bede reports that Cuthbert was teaching on the distractions of the devil?
(a) They disappeared into thin air as Cuthbert prayed.
(b) An angel extinguished the flames with a mighty blow of his trumpet.
(c) God brought a torrent of rain that extinguished the phantom.
(d) Strong winds blew the fires away as soon as Cuthbert prayed for deliverance.

5. Why did Benedict name Ceolfrith to be abbot over the two monasteries he helped to build, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Because both Benedict and the abbot who preceded Ceolfrith, Sigfrith, were on their deathbeds.
(b) Because Ceolfrith was the best candidate after the plague had caused the death of many monks.
(c) Because Ceolfrith was faithful in helping to start other abbeys.
(d) Because Ceolfrith showed his grasp of Christian understanding in debates with other monks.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose honor was the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build dedicated, according to the anonymous author?

2. How often did the traveling party eat on the journey away from the island?

3. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?

4. As Cuthbert was traveling with a boy during a preaching tour in Chapter 12, how did Bede report that Cuthbert prophesied their food would be provided?

5. After his debate with Bishop Colman won him acclaim, what does Stephanus report came of Wilfrid?

(see the answer key)

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