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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Voyage of Saint Brendan.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?
(a) Alhfrith.
(b) Dalfinus.
(c) Enfleda, Queen of Northumbria.
(d) Bishop Colman.

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

3. How was Cuthbert's Friday fast broken on one occasion at the vesper's hour according to Bede?
(a) Birds brought him bread from a far land.
(b) Cuthbert's horse pulled on a straw from the roof where he rested that was connected to a bundle of food from God.
(c) Otters brought him a meal of fish from the sea.
(d) An angel disgused as an old man fixed him a meal of rice and cakes.

4. What does the anonymous writer of the "Voyage of St. Brendan" document as Brendan's lineage?
(a) He was the son of Cuthbert and grandson of Benedict.
(b) He was the son of Findlug, great-grandson of Atla of the line of Eogen.
(c) He was brother of Benedict.
(d) He was Father of Ceolfrith and Cynefrith.

5. What does Bede trace as Eosterwine's relationship to Benedict?
(a) They were in-laws.
(b) They were cousins.
(c) They were brothers.
(d) They were theological rivals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the light for the island provided in the story the anonymous writer recorded from Brendan?

2. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?

3. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?

4. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?

5. To what biblical story does Stephanus compare the event that preceded the battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?

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