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

2. Who welcomed Ceolfrith in Gaul, according to the anonymous author?
(a) King Egfrid.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) King Hilperic.
(d) King Aldfrid.

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

4. What unique collection does Bede write that Benedict brought to England from his fifth trip to Rome?
(a) A collection of original copies of manuscripts of the Bible.
(b) Stained glass windows from France.
(c) A collection of paintings of the life of Christ.
(d) A collection of sheet music on which to focus chants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what age does the anonymous author of Ceolfrith's history claim he became a monk?

3. What form did fallen angels take on Brendan's journey, according to the anonymous author?

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

5. How long did the person who met Brendan and his son claim they had been on the island without eating food or drink or taking any sleep?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What did the bird tell Brendan was their punishment from God for their sin, 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. For what does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan was renowned?

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

10. 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?

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