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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 apostle and New Testament book does the anonymous author on the history of Ceolfrith cite as his inspiration for writing the book.
(a) He cites the Apostle Paul's letters to the Corinthians.
(b) He cites the Apostle Paul's letter to the Hebrews.
(c) He cites the epistles of St. Peter.
(d) He cites the Gospel of John.

2. In the story the anonymous writer recorded Brendan told, what did Brendan say his son's name was?
(a) Barinthus.
(b) Enoch.
(c) Mernoc.
(d) Ceolfrith.

3. Who does the anonymous writer record God sent to be the guide of Brendan's traveling party after they landed on the island?
(a) A hermit named Paul.
(b) A dog.
(c) A boy with a basket of bread.
(d) A man with an aura of shining light.

4. What happened to Eosterwine during Benedict's fifth journey to Rome, according to Bede?
(a) The pope beckoned Eosterwine to Rome.
(b) Eosterwine became abbot of Jarrow.
(c) Eostewine and a number of monks died from the plague.
(d) Eosterwine starved during a siege of Wearmouth.

5. What skill was brought from France to Britain as a result of the construction of the monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?
(a) Stone cutting.
(b) Metalworking.
(c) Glassmaking.
(d) Block and tackle for the movement of large stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did the traveling party eat on the journey away from the island?

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

3. Who did the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to help him build a monastery?

4. What was announced to Brendan's party would come after seven years from the announcement by the fallen angels, according to the anonymous author?

5. What illness does Bede report came to Benedict shortly after Sigfrith became abbot of Wearmouth?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What did the anonymous writer report to be surrounding Judas Iscariot when Brendan's party came upon him?

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

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. Why does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith accompanied Benedict on a trip to Rome?

6. Who does Bede claim endorsed the choice of the monks of Jarrow and Wearmouth?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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