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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What monastery construction on the north bank of Wear was funded by Benedict, according to Bede?
(a) Northumbria.
(b) Melrose.
(c) Ripon.
(d) St. Peter's Monastery.

3. What does the anonymous writer claim came into view after the ship ran out of food?
(a) A deserted island.
(b) A high rocky island.
(c) A whale.
(d) A lush, forested island.

4. 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 copied and spread throughout the monasteries of England.
(c) That they be returned to Rome and the collection from which they were borrowed.
(d) That they be kept as a single collection and not broken up piecemeal.

5. How did Brendan's traveling party arrive at the next island?
(a) They were carried by angels after winds had died.
(b) They rowed vigorously for 40 days.
(c) They were carried on the back of a whale.
(d) A fair wind sprang up and saved them from being overtaxed by the effort of rowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the anonymous author report Brendan's traveling party found during the walks around the island?

2. When does the anonymous author record Brendan's traveling party landed on the island?

3. How does the anonymous author claim Brendan's party finally arrived to the island they had been seeking?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. For what does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan was renowned?

2. Who does Bede note that Benedict chose as abbot for the new monastery he built at Jarrow?

3. How long were Brendan and his party out to sea before they ran out of food after they departed their first destination, according to the anonymous writer?

4. What did the bird tell Brendan was their punishment from God for their sin, according to the anonymous writer?

5. When an island sailed away from Brendan's party, how did God explain the event to Brendan, according to the anonymous writer?

6. In what practice did Ceolfrith train new monks and priests, according to the anonymous writer?

7. Where did Benedict learn his practice of Christianity, according to Bede?

8. What was the first trip that Brendan and his 14 monks took after a series of thee-day fasts over 40 days according to the anonymous writer?

9. Who does the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to become a priest?

10. How did the abbot at Wearmouth die while Benedict was on a pilgrimage to Rome according to Bede?

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