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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the anonymous writer record God sent to be the guide of Brendan's traveling party after they landed on the island?
(a) A boy with a basket of bread.
(b) A dog.
(c) A hermit named Paul.
(d) A man with an aura of shining light.

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

3. What unique collection does Bede write that Benedict brought to England from his fifth trip to Rome?
(a) A collection of paintings of the life of Christ.
(b) A collection of sheet music on which to focus chants.
(c) Stained glass windows from France.
(d) A collection of original copies of manuscripts of the Bible.

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

5. From what royal family does Bede claim Benedict descended?
(a) The Theodoric lineage.
(b) The Egfrid Lineage.
(c) The Angle lineage.
(d) The Windsor lineage.

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

7. What foundation does Bede credit Benedict with beginning?
(a) Melrose.
(b) Ripon.
(c) Jarrow.
(d) Northumbria.

8. Who was chosen by the monks to serve as abbot in Ceolfrith's absence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Sigfrith.
(c) Abbot Botulf.
(d) Hwaethberht.

9. Why did Brendan chastise his fellow travelers for putting their flasks into streams running from the island to quench their thirst, according to the anonymous writer?
(a) Because he had seen corpses on the bank.
(b) Because it was clear that they had come upon a stagnant lake.
(c) Because God had not shown them a way to land on the Island.
(d) Because he had a dream that demons had led them to a poisoned stream.

10. From whom did Bede claim Benedict bought the unique collection during his fifth trip to Rome?
(a) Pope Agatho.
(b) From King Aldfrid.
(c) King Ecgfrith.
(d) King Egfrid.

11. How does Bede claim Sigfrid came to be promoted from deacon to abbot after Eosterwine's left his abbey?
(a) Benedict appointed him.
(b) He was elected over Hwaetberht.
(c) He was appointed abbot by the remaining brethren at Wearmouth and by Ceolfrith.
(d) The pope named him to the position.

12. What was Benedict's council to those who visited him while he suffered his illness, according to Bede?
(a) That they guard the monasteries at Wearmouth and Jarrow.
(b) That they devote themselves to fasting and prayer.
(c) That the ordinances he passed to them were not of his creation.
(d) That they study scripture regularly.

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

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

15. Who donated the land for Benedict to build a monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?
(a) King Egfrid.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) King Dagobert.
(d) The Holy Synod.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who returned a letter of thanks for the gift the monks delivered to Rome according to the anonymous author?

3. What was announced to Brendan's party would come after seven years from the announcement by the fallen angels, according to the anonymous author?

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

5. To where does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan traveled after he took a series of three day fasts that lasted 40 days?

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