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

2. Who was chosen by the monks to serve as abbot in Ceolfrith's absence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Abbot Botulf.
(b) Hwaethberht.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Sigfrith.

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

4. To whose honor was the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build dedicated, according to the anonymous author?
(a) St. John the Apostel.
(b) St. Peter the Apostle.
(c) St. Luke the Physician.
(d) St. Paul the Apostle.

5. What did the anonymous writer record that Brendan claimed they reached as they walked toward the furthest shore of their landing?
(a) A dog that led them to their provisions.
(b) A river that ran from east to west.
(c) A man with an aura of shining light.
(d) The Pearl of Great Price.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition does Bede write affected Sigfrith during his service as abbot?

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

3. To whom was the letter addressed?

4. What was Brendan's warning as they left the island?

5. To what abbey does Bede report Benedict named Eosterwine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did the abbot at Wearmouth die while Benedict was on 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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