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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Voyage of Saint Brendan.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Whose record of Cuthbert's death did Bede use?
(a) Hwaetbehrt who succeeded him as abbot.
(b) Herefrith, a devout priest and abbot of Lindisfarne.
(c) Benedict who was a close friend of Cuthbert.
(d) Wilfrid who asked Bede to take a pilgrimage with him to Rome.
2. To whose honor was the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build dedicated, according to the anonymous author?
(a) St. Luke the Physician.
(b) St. John the Apostel.
(c) St. Peter the Apostle.
(d) St. Paul the Apostle.
3. To whom was the letter addressed?
(a) Sigfrith.
(b) Hwaetberht.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Eosterwine.
4. Why was Cuthbert inspired to rise from his sickbed in Chapter 8, according to Bede?
(a) Because he knew that God would provide him strength to carry out ministry.
(b) Because he did not want to neglect the responsibility God had put before him.
(c) Because he knew that God had certainly heard the prayers of the monks praying for him.
(d) Because he desired to be an inspiration to those in need.
5. What skill was brought from France to Britain as a result of the construction of the monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?
(a) Block and tackle for the movement of large stones.
(b) Metalworking.
(c) Stone cutting.
(d) Glassmaking.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?
2. What decision does Bede report Benedict made while Benedict and Sigfrith were on their deathbeds?
3. Who was chosen by the monks to serve as abbot in Ceolfrith's absence, according to the anonymous author?
4. How many total years does the anonymous author report that Ceolfrith ruled separately over the monasteries of St. Peter and St. Paul?
5. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.
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