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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where had Bredan's son fled to live the life of a hermit with other monks, according to the story recorded by the anonymous author?
(a) The Valley of Virtue.
(b) The Island of Delights.
(c) The Land of Promise of the Saints.
(d) The Meadow of Miracles.

2. To where did Brendan's son invite him to travel, according to the anonymous writer?
(a) To the Meadow of Miracles.
(b) To the Island of Delights.
(c) To the Land of Promise of the Saints.
(d) To the Valley of Virtue.

3. How long did Ceolfrith preside over the responsibilities appointed to him by Benedict?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 28 years.

4. Where does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith was buried?
(a) In Wearmouth next to the tomb of Benedict.
(b) In the new abbey at Jarrow.
(c) In the church of the holy martyred brothers Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Meleusippus.
(d) In a secluded wood as he favored his time spent as a hermit.

5. 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?
(a) For a whole year.
(b) 40 days.
(c) 7 days
(d) 3 days.

6. On what date does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith boarded a ship to cross the sea to Gaul?
(a) June 4.
(b) August 12.
(c) July 14.
(d) July 4.

7. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith left behind at his monasteries?
(a) 600.
(b) 50.
(c) 150.
(d) 60.

8. How often did the traveling party eat on the journey away from the island?
(a) Every two days.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) Two times a day.
(d) Every three days.

9. Who had prophesied that Brendan would die upon his return to his monastery, according to the anonymous author?
(a) A hermit named Paul.
(b) Brendan's son.
(c) The young man on the Island of promise.
(d) A man with an aura of shining light.

10. To what abbey does Bede report Benedict named Eosterwine?
(a) Wearmouth.
(b) Ripon.
(c) Melrose.
(d) Jarrow.

11. What happened to Eosterwine during Benedict's fifth journey to Rome, according to Bede?
(a) Eosterwine became abbot of Jarrow.
(b) The pope beckoned Eosterwine to Rome.
(c) Eosterwine starved during a siege of Wearmouth.
(d) Eostewine and a number of monks died from the plague.

12. How does the anonymous author claim Brendan's party finally arrived to the island they had been seeking?
(a) By riding on the back of a whale.
(b) They rowed vigorously for 40 days.
(c) A fair wind sprang up and saved them from being overtaxed by the effort of rowing.
(d) They were carried by angels after winds had died.

13. What custom arose from the burial of Ceolfrith?
(a) Having a celebration with friends which eventually became known as a wake.
(b) Praying the Psalms prior to kneeling at Ceolfrith's tomb.
(c) Wearing black for mourning.
(d) Placing flowers on a grave.

14. Why did Benedict name Ceolfrith to be abbot over the two monasteries he helped to build, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Because Ceolfrith was faithful in helping to start other abbeys.
(b) Because Ceolfrith was the best candidate after the plague had caused the death of many monks.
(c) Because both Benedict and the abbot who preceded Ceolfrith, Sigfrith, were on their deathbeds.
(d) Because Ceolfrith showed his grasp of Christian understanding in debates with other monks.

15. Upon their second meeting of the creatures who were fallen angels, what was announced to Brendan and his party, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Their voyage was nearly over.
(b) God would take them safely home.
(c) Brendan and his party would come to what appeared to be a rocky island, but was not.
(d) Brendan and his party would spend a year at four different places that were to represent the four seasons of the year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Psalm did the monks from St. Peter's sing to Ceolfrith as he left on his pilgrimage, according to the anonymous author?

2. How does Bede claim Sigfrid came to be promoted from deacon to abbot after Eosterwine's left his abbey?

3. Who does the anonymous author credit with providing master builders for the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build?

4. To whom was the letter addressed?

5. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?

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