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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 does Bede claim Christian converts profaned their faith in Chapter 9?
(a) With their works.
(b) With their sloth.
(c) With the coarse language.
(d) With their ill-gotten gains.

2. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?
(a) King Erconberht of Kent.
(b) Boniface the Archdeacon.
(c) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(d) Bishop Baducing.

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

4. What example does the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith took from his brother Cynefrith?
(a) Leaving the care of his monastery to younger men to go on a pilgrimage to Rome in his later years.
(b) Requiring all duties to be done before meals were to be shared.
(c) Holding the monks under his authority to high moral standards.
(d) Establishing a work schedule that required all monks spend time copying Bibles.

5. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What miracle does Stephanus report that Wilfrid performed during the construction of the church at Hexham?

3. Who does Bede report provided the land for St. Peter's Monastery?

4. Who does the anonymous author claim presided over the monastery before Ceolfrith joined it?

5. Where does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith was buried?

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