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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. What skill was brought from France to Britain as a result of the construction of the monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?

2. How long did Ceolfrith preside over the responsibilities appointed to him by Benedict?

3. Who did the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to help him build a monastery?

4. From what royal family does Bede claim Benedict descended?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Benedict and Sigrith were confined to their beds due to illness, what responsibility does the anonymous writer report Benedict passed to Ceolfrith?

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

5. How did a hermit named Paul claim he received his food while he was on a journey to his final resting place, according to the anonymous writer?

6. Why does the anonymous writer of "The History of Abbot Ceolfrith" claim he wrote the book?

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. How did the abbot at Wearmouth die while Benedict was on a pilgrimage to Rome according to Bede?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Farmer characterizes Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" as a hagiography that borrows from previously written biographies and legends of Cuthbert. Using Bede's "Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow" as a barometer for Bede's pure style for reporting historical fact, identify three examples from "The Life of Cuthbert" that can be assumed to be borrowed from previous legends and biographies and explain your choices with examples comparing "The Life of Cuthbert" with "The lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow."

Essay Topic 2

Eddius Stephanus was a contemporary of Wilfrid, and he constructed "The Life of Wilfrid" from the time he spent in service to Wilfrid. Find three examples from the book that illustrate Stephanus's involvement in the events in the book and from your examination detail what you believe to be Stephanus's role in his work with Wilfrid.

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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