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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. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
(a) The Navigato.
(b) The Psalms.
(c) The history of the Maccabees.
(d) Genesis.

2. How old was Wilfrid when Stephanus reported he left home to seek the kingdom of Heaven?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 12.

3. What custom arose from the burial of Ceolfrith?
(a) Wearing black for mourning.
(b) Praying the Psalms prior to kneeling at Ceolfrith's tomb.
(c) Having a celebration with friends which eventually became known as a wake.
(d) Placing flowers on a grave.

4. To whom did Stephanus address his record of the "Life of Wilfrid"?
(a) Acca, his Bishop, and Tatberht, his Abbot.
(b) To Boniface, the archdeacon who introduced him to the pope.
(c) To Bishop Agilberht who ordained him to the priesthood.
(d) To his father.

5. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?
(a) Bede.
(b) Hereberht, the hermit.
(c) Benedict Biscop.
(d) The residents on the island Lindisfarne.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What did the anonymous author infer to be Ceolfrith's method of avoiding the plague that took the lives of many monks?

3. Who was the wicked queen who Stephanus wrote persecuted the church and martyred nine bishops?

4. What does Bede report Cuthbert used to cure a sick servant to a bodyguard of King Ecgfrith?

5. How many total years does the anonymous author report that Ceolfrith ruled separately over the monasteries of St. Peter and St. Paul?

(see the answer key)

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