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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. Where was the monastery that the anonymous author report Ceolfrith joined?
2. What did the anonymous writer record that Brendan claimed they reached as they walked toward the furthest shore of their landing?
3. What illness does Bede report came to Benedict shortly after Sigfrith became abbot of Wearmouth?
4. How long did the person who met Brendan and his son claim they had been on the island without eating food or drink or taking any sleep?
5. What was announced to Brendan's party would come after seven years from the announcement by the fallen angels, according to the anonymous author?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Bede claim that Benedict passed on the land that King Oswiu awarded him as a thane of Oswiu's kingdom?
2. When Benedict and Sigrith were confined to their beds due to illness, what responsibility does the anonymous writer report Benedict passed to Ceolfrith?
3. What action does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith took when he decided he was too old to be a good example to his followers?
4. 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?
5. Besides orthodox practices in Roman Catholicism, what does Bede credit Benedict with bringing back to England from his several pilgrimages to Rome?
6. 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?
7. For what does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan was renowned?
8. How did the abbot at Wearmouth die while Benedict was on a pilgrimage to Rome according to Bede?
9. Who did Benedict chose as abbot for the monastery at Wearmouth, according to Bede?
10. How far does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith got on his last pilgrimage to Rome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Wilfrid performed several miracles throughout the time he grew in stature and faced challenges from opponents. Find two such miracles and detail how they affirmed his Christian devotion and stood as signs to others that God was guarding his ministry.
Essay Topic 2
Ceolfrith, Eosterwin, Sigfrith, and Hwaetbehrt all made different contributions to the Abbeys at Wearmouth and Jarrow. Choose two of the abbots and detail a contribution each made to the abbey and how the separate contributions worked together to strengthen the mission of the abbeys.
Essay Topic 3
Ceolfrith made pilgrimages to Rome and Europe with Benedict. Detail two contributions to British Christianity that Ceolfrith assisted Benedict bringing from their pilgrimages, and explain how those contributions have helped to shape Christian thoughts and practices today.
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