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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 confirmed the choice of Ceolfrith's replacement, according to Bede?
2. What does Bede record to be Benedict's orders regarding the books he had brought back from his several trips to Rome?
3. Who had prophesied that Brendan would die upon his return to his monastery, according to the anonymous author?
4. Who does the anonymous author claim provided Brendan's traveling party with food as it left this island?
5. Where does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith was buried?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What did the bird tell Brendan was their punishment from God for their sin, according to the anonymous writer?
3. Besides orthodox practices in Roman Catholicism, what does Bede credit Benedict with bringing back to England from his several pilgrimages to Rome?
4. Who does the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to become a priest?
5. Who does Bede claim endorsed the choice of the monks of Jarrow and Wearmouth?
6. Who did Bede record the monks at Wearmouth had chosen as the replacement for the abbot chosen by Benedict?
7. Why does the anonymous writer of "The History of Abbot Ceolfrith" claim he wrote the book?
8. How far does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith got on his last pilgrimage to Rome?
9. Who does Bede note that Benedict chose as abbot for the new monastery he built at Jarrow?
10. When Benedict and Sigrith were confined to their beds due to illness, what responsibility does the anonymous writer report Benedict passed to Ceolfrith?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout his service in ministry, Wilfrid won the support of various influential figures in the Church and politics. Find one such example of a Christian leader supporting his ministry and another of a political leader supporting him. Compare what made the two figures come to the support of Wilfrid, how the support validated his ministry, and how it benefited those whom Wilfrid served.
Essay Topic 2
Benedict's plans for the monasteries helped to construct helped to bring innovations in both Christian and construction practices. Identify an innovation from each field that he introduced to England through the abbeys at Wearmouth and Jarrow.
Essay Topic 3
Identify three events in "The Life of Cuthbert" that are historically reasonable and coinciding miraculous or mystical events that occurred during those events. Use the intermingling of history with the miraculous to establish a pattern that can define Bede's purpose for writing "The Life of Cuthbert." Was it to entertain, teach, evangelize, or is there another purpose that you see.
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