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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 does the anonymous writer of the "Voyage of St. Brendan" document as Brendan's lineage?
(a) He was Father of Ceolfrith and Cynefrith.
(b) He was the son of Cuthbert and grandson of Benedict.
(c) He was the son of Findlug, great-grandson of Atla of the line of Eogen.
(d) He was brother of Benedict.

2. During their journey, what did they discover surrounded Judas Iscariot?
(a) A scroll of condemnation.
(b) Cold isolation.
(c) A great number of demons.
(d) Flames of torment.

3. How did the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith came to study for the priesthood?
(a) He was appointed by his cousin Tunbert.
(b) He was appointed by Abbot Botulf.
(c) He was appointed by his brother Cynefrith.
(d) He was appointed by his Bishop Wilford.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What practice did Ceolfrith pass on to the monks who joined him in building the new monastery?

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

3. Who met Brendan and his son during their journey?

4. Who does Bede report provided the land for St. Peter's Monastery?

5. What was Brendan's warning as they left the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the anonymous writer of "The History of Abbot Ceolfrith" claim he wrote the book?

2. When Benedict and Sigrith were confined to their beds due to illness, what responsibility does the anonymous writer report Benedict passed to Ceolfrith?

3. For what cause did the anonymous writer report that Brendan selected 14 monks?

4. How did Ceolfrith's training under Abbot Botulf influence his life as a church leader, according to the anonymous author?

5. Who did Benedict chose as abbot for the monastery at Wearmouth, according to Bede?

6. What manual trade does Bede report Benedict brought to England during construction of the monastery at the north bank at the mouth of the Wear River?

7. How far does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith got on his last pilgrimage to Rome?

8. Besides orthodox practices in Roman Catholicism, what does Bede credit Benedict with bringing back to England from his several pilgrimages to Rome?

9. 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?

10. Who did Bede record the monks at Wearmouth had chosen as the replacement for the abbot chosen by Benedict?

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