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

2. What did the anonymous author report occurred to Ceolfrith on the day he reached Langres on September 25?
(a) He was miraculously freed from bandits who had cornered him on his journey.
(b) He was asked to lead worship at the abbey there.
(c) He died.
(d) He was recived by the Galic king.

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

4. Who does the anonymous author credit with providing master builders for the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build?
(a) Tunbert.
(b) Abbot Torthelm.
(c) Abbot Botulf.
(d) Bishop Wilford.

5. Who was named to rule the monastery shortly before Ceolfrith joined it, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Abbot Botulf.
(b) Bishop Wilford.
(c) Ceolfrith's brother, Cynefrith.
(d) Ceolfrith's cousin, Tunbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Benedict name Ceolfrith to be abbot over the two monasteries he helped to build, according to the anonymous author?

2. What example does the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith took from his brother Cynefrith?

3. What Psalm did the monks from St. Peter's sing to Ceolfrith as he left on his pilgrimage, according to the anonymous author?

4. 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?

5. To whose honor was the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build dedicated, according to the anonymous author?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. 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?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

10. For what does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan was renowned?

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