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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What example does the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith took from his brother Cynefrith?
(a) Leaving the care of his monastery to younger men to go on a pilgrimage to Rome in his later years.
(b) Holding the monks under his authority to high moral standards.
(c) Requiring all duties to be done before meals were to be shared.
(d) Establishing a work schedule that required all monks spend time copying Bibles.

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

6. What does the anonymous author report appeared before the traveling party after it had finished singing on its way back to its boat?
(a) A fire for their warmth.
(b) A guide for their direction.
(c) A castle for their protection.
(d) A table laid for a meal.

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

8. Who does Bede write about as the abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow?
(a) Benedict, Cuthbert, Wilfrid, and Brendan.
(b) Ceolfrith, Eosterwine, Cuthbert, and Colman.
(c) Benedict, Ceolfrith, Eosterwine, Sigfrith, and Hwaetberht.
(d) Benedict, Ceolfrith, Ahlfrid, and Ecgfrith.

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

10. When does the anonymous author record Brendan's traveling party landed on the island?
(a) Easter Sunday.
(b) Maundy Thursday.
(c) Good Friday.
(d) Christmas day.

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

12. What does Bede report came of King Egfrid during Benedict's journey?
(a) Egfrid came under siege.
(b) Egfrid began distributing his wealth to heirs.
(c) Egfrid contracted leprosy.
(d) Egfrid was slain.

13. Why does the anonymous author claim that King Egfrith donated the resources for building another church and monastery?
(a) To show appreciation to Ceolfrith for healing his wife.
(b) To set an example of the support his subjects should give to Christianity.
(c) For the redemption of his soul.
(d) To bring the blessings of God on his reign.

14. 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 Meadow of Miracles.
(c) The Island of Delights.
(d) The Land of Promise of the Saints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the light for the island provided in the story the anonymous writer recorded from Brendan?

2. At what age does the anonymous author of Ceolfrith's history claim he became a monk?

3. Who donated the land for Benedict to build a monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?

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

5. What apostle and New Testament book does the anonymous author on the history of Ceolfrith cite as his inspiration for writing the book.

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