View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bede report Cuthbert used to cure a sick servant to a bodyguard of King Ecgfrith?
(a) Water he blessed.
(b) A poltice delivered to him by an angel on horseback.
(c) A salve brought to him by two otters.
(d) Prayer and fasting.

2. What did some of the monks who buried Ceolfrith take to Rome on his behalf, according to the anonymous author?
(a) A Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek originals according to the interpretation of Priest Jerome.
(b) A letter to the pope requesting more books of learning for the church.
(c) Icons of Ceolfrith to be kept with other holy icons.
(d) A painting of Ceolfrith made just prior to his death.

3. How did Brendan's traveling party arrive at the next island?
(a) They were carried by angels after winds had died.
(b) They were carried on the back of a whale.
(c) They rowed vigorously for 40 days.
(d) A fair wind sprang up and saved them from being overtaxed by the effort of rowing.

4. How many Latin manuscripts of this document does Farmer claim still exists?
(a) 116
(b) 1166
(c) 1116
(d) 16

5. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?
(a) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(b) Bishop Baducing.
(c) Bishop Colman.
(d) Archbishop Dalfinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the anonymous author claim Brendan's party finally arrived to the island they had been seeking?

2. After his fourth trip to Rome, what does Bede report that Benedict brought back to Britain?

3. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?

4. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?

5. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 387 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample