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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. In what book from the Bible does Bede claim Benedict took comfort during nights he could not sleep during his illness?
(a) Ecclesiastes.
(b) Job.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Proverbs.

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

3. Who does the anonymous author credit with providing master builders for the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build?
(a) Bishop Wilford.
(b) Abbot Botulf.
(c) Abbot Torthelm.
(d) Tunbert.

4. Who was chosen by the monks to serve as abbot in Ceolfrith's absence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Abbot Botulf.
(b) Hwaethberht.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Sigfrith.

5. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?
(a) Hereberht, the hermit.
(b) Benedict Biscop.
(c) Bede.
(d) The residents on the island Lindisfarne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the reasons that Stephanus gave for Wilfrid deciding to bring a dead child back to life in the village of On Tiddanufri?

2. Who donated the land for Benedict to build a monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?

3. How long did the person who met Brendan and his son claim they had been on the island without eating food or drink or taking any sleep?

4. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?

5. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?

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