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

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

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

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

5. Who met Brendan and his son during their journey?
(a) A young man carrying a basket of bread.
(b) A hermit named Paul.
(c) A dog that led them to their provisions.
(d) A man with an aura of shining light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the monastery that the anonymous author report Ceolfrith joined?

2. Who confirmed the choice of Ceolfrith's replacement, according to Bede?

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

4. In what book from the Bible does Bede claim Benedict took comfort during nights he could not sleep during his illness?

5. To whom was the letter addressed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith took when he decided he was too old to be a good example to his followers?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. What challenge does the anonymous writer report came to Ceolfrith and Benedict after the plague claimed the lives of many monks and Abbot Eosterwine while they were on a pilgrimage to Rome?

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

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

8. Who did Ceolfrith allow the monks to choose as abbot for the monasteries at Jarrow and Wearmouth as he prepared to take a pilgrimage to Rome, according to Bede?

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

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

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