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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bede claim Sigfrid came to be promoted from deacon to abbot after Eosterwine's left his abbey?
(a) The pope named him to the position.
(b) Benedict appointed him.
(c) He was elected over Hwaetberht.
(d) He was appointed abbot by the remaining brethren at Wearmouth and by Ceolfrith.

2. From what royal family does Bede claim Benedict descended?
(a) The Windsor lineage.
(b) The Theodoric lineage.
(c) The Egfrid Lineage.
(d) The Angle lineage.

3. In the story the anonymous writer recorded Brendan told, what did Brendan say his son's name was?
(a) Barinthus.
(b) Enoch.
(c) Ceolfrith.
(d) Mernoc.

4. What did Bede report Benedict brought back to Britain after his third trip to Rome?
(a) A cantor named John who introduced the order of chanting and singing the Psalms to Britain.
(b) A large number of books on all branches of sacred knowledge.
(c) Icons from the tombs of saints to aid in the performance of miracles.
(d) Scholars who were trained in the interpretation of Scripture.

5. Who donated the land for Benedict to build a monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?
(a) King Ecgfrith.
(b) King Dagobert.
(c) The Holy Synod.
(d) King Egfrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who welcomed Ceolfrith in Gaul, according to the anonymous author?

2. To what cause does Bede claim Benedict devoted himself after he traveled to Rome to visit the tombs of the Apostles?

3. What was Benedict's council to those who visited him while he suffered his illness, according to Bede?

4. To whom was the letter addressed?

5. From whom did Bede claim Benedict bought the unique collection during his fifth trip to Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to become a priest?

2. Who did Benedict chose as abbot for the monastery at Wearmouth, according to Bede?

3. Besides orthodox practices in Roman Catholicism, what does Bede credit Benedict with bringing back to England from his several pilgrimages to Rome?

4. What challenge does the anonymous writer report came to Ceolfrith and Benedict after the plague claimed the lives of many monks and Abbot Eosterwine while they were on a pilgrimage to Rome?

5. Who provided the land for which a church and monastery could be built by Ceolfrith and Benedict according to the anonymous writer?

6. When an island sailed away from Brendan's party, how did God explain the event to Brendan, according to the anonymous writer?

7. What manual trade does Bede report Benedict brought to England during construction of the monastery at the north bank at the mouth of the Wear River?

8. How far does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith got on his last pilgrimage to Rome?

9. Who did Ceolfrith allow the monks to choose as abbot for the monasteries at Jarrow and Wearmouth as he prepared to take a pilgrimage to Rome, according to Bede?

10. For what does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan was renowned?

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