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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose honor was the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build dedicated, according to the anonymous author?
(a) St. Paul the Apostle.
(b) St. John the Apostel.
(c) St. Luke the Physician.
(d) St. Peter the Apostle.

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

3. 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 the best candidate after the plague had caused the death of many monks.
(b) Because Ceolfrith was faithful in helping to start other abbeys.
(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.

4. What was Brendan's warning as they left the island?
(a) "Take care, brethren, not to take anything with you from this island."
(b) "Keep watch for rocks that will destroy our ship."
(c) "Be on your guard, brethren, lest Satan lead you into temptation."
(d) "Do not let your desire for the physical overcome your need for the Holy."

5. How many total years does the anonymous author report that Ceolfrith ruled separately over the monasteries of St. Peter and St. Paul?
(a) 8.
(b) 27.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

6. 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) Placing flowers on a grave.
(d) Wearing black for mourning.

7. What was the method that Bede writes Ceolfrith chose for a new abbot to be chosen to replace him?
(a) He conferred with representatives of the pope.
(b) He devoted a season of prayer seeking divine guidance.
(c) The brethren of the monasteries were required to choose one of their members.
(d) He devoted a series of fasts that lasted for 40 days.

8. How did a dignified old man communicate to Brendan's party while observing a vow of silence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Through hand gestures.
(b) Through sending this thoughts directly to Brendan's mind.
(c) Through angels who kept a close vigil with him.
(d) Through birds who knew his thoughts.

9. What does Bede record to be Benedict's orders regarding the books he had brought back from his several trips to Rome?
(a) That copied and spread throughout the monasteries of England.
(b) That they be returned to Rome and the collection from which they were borrowed.
(c) That they be offered to the Bishop so he could consider the best use of collection.
(d) That they be kept as a single collection and not broken up piecemeal.

10. Who did Bede report Benedict appointed as abbot over the foundation he started?
(a) Eosterwine.
(b) Ceolfrith.
(c) Hwaetbehrt.
(d) Sigfrith.

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

12. What does Bede trace as Eosterwine's relationship to Benedict?
(a) They were theological rivals.
(b) They were cousins.
(c) They were in-laws.
(d) They were brothers.

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

14. What did Bede report Benedict brought back to Britain after his third trip to Rome?
(a) Scholars who were trained in the interpretation of Scripture.
(b) A cantor named John who introduced the order of chanting and singing the Psalms to Britain.
(c) Icons from the tombs of saints to aid in the performance of miracles.
(d) A large number of books on all branches of sacred knowledge.

15. What did the anonymous author report that Brendan said a rocky island that had no sand on its beach actually was?
(a) The Turtle of Truth.
(b) A trick played on them by demons.
(c) The greatest of all creatures that swim, called Jasconius.
(d) The back of Satan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bede report came of King Egfrid during Benedict's journey?

2. What did some of the monks who buried Ceolfrith take to Rome on his behalf, according to the anonymous author?

3. Who did Bede report was chosen to replace Ceolfrith?

4. What illness does Bede report came to Benedict shortly after Sigfrith became abbot of Wearmouth?

5. From whom did Bede claim Benedict bought the unique collection during his fifth trip to Rome?

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