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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. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?
(a) 22.
(b) 12.
(c) 122.
(d) 222.

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

3. What did some of the monks who buried Ceolfrith take to Rome on his behalf, according to the anonymous author?
(a) A letter to the pope requesting more books of learning for the church.
(b) A painting of Ceolfrith made just prior to his death.
(c) A Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek originals according to the interpretation of Priest Jerome.
(d) Icons of Ceolfrith to be kept with other holy icons.

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) Leaving the care of his monastery to younger men to go on a pilgrimage to Rome in his later years.
(c) Holding the monks under his authority to high moral standards.
(d) Establishing a work schedule that required all monks spend time copying Bibles.

5. After Brendan said he and his son landed the boat in which they took their trip, how long did they walk on the island before without reaching the furthest shore from their landing, according to the anonymous writer?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 15 days.
(d) 40 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the anonymous author claim presided over the monastery before Ceolfrith joined it?

2. How long did Ceolfrith preside over the responsibilities appointed to him by Benedict?

3. What does Bede record to be Benedict's orders regarding the books he had brought back from his several trips to Rome?

4. Where does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith was buried?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Bede claim that Benedict passed on the land that King Oswiu awarded him as a thane of Oswiu's kingdom?

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

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

5. Who does the anonymous writer claim served as Brendan's party's guide for finding food after they had run out the first time on their trip?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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