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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. How long did Eosterwine serve as abbot over Wearmouth, according to Bede?
(a) Four years until his death.
(b) Seven years until the pope beckoned him to Rome.
(c) 12 years until he became abbot over Jarrow.
(d) 17 years until his death.

2. How long does the Anonymous writer claim Brendan and his party traveled before they ran out of food after they left the destination to which they traveled after the 40 days of fasting?
(a) 40 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) For a whole year.
(d) 3 days.

3. Where did Stephanus report Wilfrid first settled after being chased from his see?
(a) Wearmouth.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Lichfield.
(d) Friesland.

4. After the death of Benedict, how many years does the anonymous author credit Ceolfrith with presiding over both monasteries simultaneously?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 27.
(d) 16.

5. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?
(a) He died at the same time as Cuthbert.
(b) Cuthbert blessed him and he lived many years after receiving the prophesy.
(c) He passed the story of Cuthbert's death to Bede.
(d) He was made abbot of lindisfarne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the anonymous author infer to be Ceolfrith's method of avoiding the plague that took the lives of many monks?

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

3. Who had prophesied that Brendan would die upon his return to his monastery, according to the anonymous author?

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

5. Who does Bede report provided the land for St. Peter's Monastery?

(see the answer key)

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