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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. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?
(a) 12.
(b) 222.
(c) 122.
(d) 22.

2. What does the anonymous writer claim came into view after the ship ran out of food?
(a) A lush, forested island.
(b) A deserted island.
(c) A whale.
(d) A high rocky island.

3. After the guide brought them to a vast hall with couches and water to wash their feet, what does the anonymous writer report that Brendan said?
(a) "Do not let your desire for the physical overcome your need for the Holy . . ."
(b) "God has provided for our needs . . ."
(c) "Thank God from whom all good things flow . . ."
(d) "Be on your guard, brethren, lest Satan lead you into temptation . . ."

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

5. What did the anonymous author report that Brendan said a rocky island that had no sand on its beach actually was?
(a) The back of Satan.
(b) The Turtle of Truth.
(c) A trick played on them by demons.
(d) The greatest of all creatures that swim, called Jasconius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the anonymous writer record that Brendan claimed they reached as they walked toward the furthest shore of their landing?

2. What practice did Ceolfrith pass on to the monks who joined him in building the new monastery?

3. After the death of Benedict, how many years does the anonymous author credit Ceolfrith with presiding over both monasteries simultaneously?

4. What custom arose from the burial of Ceolfrith?

5. What did Bede report Benedict brought back to Britain after his third trip to Rome?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why did Bede claim that Benedict passed on the land that King Oswiu awarded him as a thane of Oswiu's kingdom?

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

9. Besides orthodox practices in Roman Catholicism, what does Bede credit Benedict with bringing back to England from his several pilgrimages to Rome?

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

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