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

2. Who granted Wilfrid to preach in his first destination after being chased from his see?
(a) King Ecgfrith.
(b) King Perctarit.
(c) King Dagobert.
(d) King Aldgisi.

3. How long did Ceolfrith preside over the responsibilities appointed to him by Benedict?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 28 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. What does Stephanus claim was the King's response to the request that Wilfrid be sent to the duke?
(a) He promptly captured Wilfrid and sent him back to the petitioner, but God spared Wilfrid the condemnation.
(b) The king ignored the request.
(c) He sent back a message that he had already executed Wilfrid to buy him time to escape.
(d) He tore up the scroll upon which the request was written in the audience of his court.

5. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?
(a) He passed the story of Cuthbert's death to Bede.
(b) He was made abbot of lindisfarne.
(c) Cuthbert blessed him and he lived many years after receiving the prophesy.
(d) He died at the same time as Cuthbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?

2. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?

3. Which Old Testament prophet does Bede first quote in the first paragraph of Chapter One?

4. To whom did Stephanus address his record of the "Life of Wilfrid"?

5. What happened to Eosterwine during Benedict's fifth journey to Rome, according to Bede?

(see the answer key)

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