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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. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?
(a) "The Life of Cuthbert."
(b) "Lives of the Abbots."
(c) "The Life of Wilfrid."
(d) "The History of Abbot Ceolfrith."

2. During their journey, what did they discover surrounded Judas Iscariot?
(a) A great number of demons.
(b) Flames of torment.
(c) A scroll of condemnation.
(d) Cold isolation.

3. Who did Bede report was chosen to replace Ceolfrith?
(a) Sigfrith.
(b) Hwaetberht.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Eosterwine.

4. Who gave Wilfrid the monastery at Ripon according to Stephanus?
(a) Bishop Winfrid.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) King Oswiu.
(d) Alhfrith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Stephanus claim Wilfrid accused English bishops prior to his journey to Gaul?

2. Why did Benedict name Ceolfrith to be abbot over the two monasteries he helped to build, according to the anonymous author?

3. Who did the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to help him build a monastery?

4. Who does Stephanus claim introduced Wilfrid to the Pope?

5. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?

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