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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) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

2. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?
(a) He fed the village a healthy stew made from nothing but a pot of water and three round stones.
(b) With prayer he cured a boy that was dying.
(c) He received wood from birds and animals to provide for a fire.
(d) He healed a blind man who shared his bread with them.

3. What monastery construction on the north bank of Wear was funded by Benedict, according to Bede?
(a) Ripon.
(b) Northumbria.
(c) Melrose.
(d) St. Peter's Monastery.

4. How does Bede claim Cuthbert kept birds from eating the barley crop he grew as he lived in isolation as a monk?
(a) He invented the scarecrow.
(b) He kept a week-long prayer and fast to appeal to God to deliver his crops from the offending birds.
(c) He said, ". . . If God has given you permission, then do as He bade you: if not, be off with you, . . ."
(d) He said, "God will banish your souls to condemnation should you be robbing from His anointed."

5. To what cause does Bede claim Benedict devoted himself after he traveled to Rome to visit the tombs of the Apostles?
(a) Making known the forms of church life he witnessed in Rome.
(b) To the interpretation and preaching of the Gospel.
(c) To training priestly aspirants to what is now known as the "Benedictine Order".
(d) To the translation and writing of scripture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bede report reviewed and revised his work?

2. What does Stephanus claim was the King's response to the request that Wilfrid be sent to the duke?

3. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?

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

5. At what age does the anonymous author of Ceolfrith's history claim he became a monk?

(see the answer key)

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