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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. To where had Bredan's son fled to live the life of a hermit with other monks, according to the story recorded by the anonymous author?
(a) The Island of Delights.
(b) The Land of Promise of the Saints.
(c) The Meadow of Miracles.
(d) The Valley of Virtue.

2. How often did the traveling party eat on the journey away from the island?
(a) Every two days.
(b) Three times a day.
(c) Every three days.
(d) Two times a day.

3. What condition does Bede write affected Sigfrith during his service as abbot?
(a) A curved spine.
(b) A lame leg.
(c) A painful and incurable disease of the lungs.
(d) Blindness.

4. How did a dignified old man communicate to Brendan's party while observing a vow of silence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Through angels who kept a close vigil with him.
(b) Through hand gestures.
(c) Through birds who knew his thoughts.
(d) Through sending this thoughts directly to Brendan's mind.

5. In what book from the Bible does Bede claim Benedict took comfort during nights he could not sleep during his illness?
(a) Proverbs.
(b) Ecclesiastes.
(c) Job.
(d) Psalms.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story the anonymous writer recorded Brendan told, what did Brendan say his son's name was?

2. How long did Eosterwine serve as abbot over Wearmouth, according to Bede?

3. 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?

4. How does the anonymous author claim Brendan's party finally arrived to the island they had been seeking?

5. Whose death was Ceolfrith compared in the letter from Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who provided the land for which a church and monastery could be built by Ceolfrith and Benedict according to the anonymous writer?

2. 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?

3. Where did Benedict learn his practice of Christianity, according to Bede?

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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