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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Bede report Benedict appointed as abbot over the foundation he started?
2. How was the light for the island provided in the story the anonymous writer recorded from Brendan?
3. Who does Bede report provided the land for St. Peter's Monastery?
4. How long did Eosterwine serve as abbot over Wearmouth, according to Bede?
5. At what age does the anonymous author of Ceolfrith's history claim he became a monk?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Bede note that Benedict chose as abbot for the new monastery he built at Jarrow?
2. 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?
3. In what practice did Ceolfrith train new monks and priests, according to the anonymous writer?
4. For what cause did the anonymous writer report that Brendan selected 14 monks?
5. When Benedict and Sigrith were confined to their beds due to illness, what responsibility does the anonymous writer report Benedict passed to Ceolfrith?
6. Who does Bede claim endorsed the choice of the monks of Jarrow and Wearmouth?
7. When an island sailed away from Brendan's party, how did God explain the event to Brendan, according to the anonymous writer?
8. Why did Bede claim that Benedict passed on the land that King Oswiu awarded him as a thane of Oswiu's kingdom?
9. 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?
10. What manual trade does Bede report Benedict brought to England during construction of the monastery at the north bank at the mouth of the Wear River?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The monasteries in Wearmouth and Jarrow stand as monuments to Benedict's leadership qualities. Find three examples from Bede's "Lives of the Abbots . . ." that demonstrate Benedict's leadership qualities, his foresightedness, and his devotion to establish the Church on the British Isles on firm doctrinal ground. Explain how his management style and efforts would be effective for leaders in current times.
Essay Topic 2
Bede was monk at Jarrow during the late 7th and early 8th centuries. He is known as the "Father of English History." Give details of how Bede's personal service directed his choice of figures for which to write biographies, the events he chose to cover, and how he characterized the influence these figures had on the region in which they served.
Essay Topic 3
Some of the accounts presented in "The Age of Bede" contain more fantastical events than others. All are considered histories. Pick the account you find most similar to the way historical accounts are written today and describe the similarities.
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