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

2. What does the anonymous author report appeared before the traveling party after it had finished singing on its way back to its boat?
(a) A castle for their protection.
(b) A table laid for a meal.
(c) A guide for their direction.
(d) A fire for their warmth.

3. How were Benedict and Sigfrith able to meet with each other shortly before they died from their illnesses, according to Bede?
(a) They were kept in the same room in the hospital.
(b) They were placed in wheel chairs and wheeled to meet with each other daily.
(c) Sigfrith was carried to Benedict's room on a stretcher.
(d) They were moved to the basement of Wearmouth and spent their remaining days together.

4. From whom did Bede claim Benedict bought the unique collection during his fifth trip to Rome?
(a) King Ecgfrith.
(b) From King Aldfrid.
(c) Pope Agatho.
(d) King Egfrid.

5. To where did Brendan's son invite him to travel, according to the anonymous writer?
(a) To the Island of Delights.
(b) To the Land of Promise of the Saints.
(c) To the Valley of Virtue.
(d) To the Meadow of Miracles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bede report Benedict appointed as abbot over the foundation he started?

2. What does Bede trace as Eosterwine's relationship to Benedict?

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

4. What unique collection does Bede write that Benedict brought to England from his fifth trip to Rome?

5. Who does the anonymous author claim provided Brendan's traveling party with food as it left this island?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How did a hermit named Paul claim he received his food while he was on a journey to his final resting place, according to the anonymous writer?

4. Who does Bede note that Benedict chose as abbot for the new monastery he built at Jarrow?

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

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

7. When an island sailed away from Brendan's party, how did God explain the event to Brendan, according to the anonymous writer?

8. What did a bird tell Brendan that his flock actually was, according to the anonymous writer?

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

10. 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?

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