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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. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) When a family would convert to Christianity, it would remain together as a group and convert their homes into monasteries.
(b) Nobles would provide land and funding for construction of monasteries.
(c) The government would raise taxes to support the construction of monasteries.
(d) Clergy would evangelize pagans who would give to support the construction of monasteries.

2. What were the reasons that Stephanus gave for Wilfrid deciding to bring a dead child back to life in the village of On Tiddanufri?
(a) Wilfrid had no doubt about the power of Christ and was impressed by the faith of the mother.
(b) Wilfrid used the miracle to frighten off pagans who were gathering to kill him.
(c) Wilfrid sought to use the miracle to affirm the power of Christ in the village that was back sliding.
(d) Wilfrid knew that such a miracle would bring many pagans to Christ.

3. What condition does Bede write affected Sigfrith during his service as abbot?
(a) A painful and incurable disease of the lungs.
(b) A lame leg.
(c) A curved spine.
(d) Blindness.

4. What foundation does Bede credit Benedict with beginning?
(a) Melrose.
(b) Ripon.
(c) Northumbria.
(d) Jarrow.

5. Who does Farmer report to be the earliest monk of the British Isles?
(a) Ceolfrith, a monk of Wearmouth.
(b) Cuthbert, a hermit of Lindisfarne.
(c) Brendan, an Irish monk.
(d) Benedict, a Roman bishop.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bede record to be Benedict's orders regarding the books he had brought back from his several trips to Rome?

3. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?

4. What was the result of the prayers Cuthbert led while he and two brethren were stranded during a sea voyage without provisions?

5. How long did Eosterwine serve as abbot over Wearmouth, according to Bede?

(see the answer key)

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