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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. To what abbey does Bede report Benedict named Eosterwine?
(a) Ripon.
(b) Melrose.
(c) Jarrow.
(d) Wearmouth.

2. How does the anonymous author claim Brendan's party finally arrived to the island they had been seeking?
(a) A fair wind sprang up and saved them from being overtaxed by the effort of rowing.
(b) They were carried by angels after winds had died.
(c) They rowed vigorously for 40 days.
(d) By riding on the back of a whale.

3. Who does the anonymous author claim presided over the monastery before Ceolfrith joined it?
(a) Abbot Botulf.
(b) Bishop Wilford.
(c) Ceolfrith's brother, Cynefrith.
(d) Ceolfrith's cousin, Tunbert.

4. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?
(a) Political battles against corrupt kings.
(b) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
(c) Economic battles against land owners who sought land on which churches were built.
(d) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.

5. What did some of the monks who buried Ceolfrith take to Rome on his behalf, according to the anonymous author?
(a) A letter to the pope requesting more books of learning for the church.
(b) A painting of Ceolfrith made just prior to his death.
(c) A Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek originals according to the interpretation of Priest Jerome.
(d) Icons of Ceolfrith to be kept with other holy icons.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does the anonymous author of Ceolfrith's history claim he became a monk?

2. Where does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith was buried?

3. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?

4. What did the anonymous author infer to be Ceolfrith's method of avoiding the plague that took the lives of many monks?

5. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?

(see the answer key)

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