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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story the anonymous writer recorded Brendan told, what did Brendan say his son's name was?
(a) Enoch.
(b) Mernoc.
(c) Barinthus.
(d) Ceolfrith.

2. What was the method that Bede writes Ceolfrith chose for a new abbot to be chosen to replace him?
(a) The brethren of the monasteries were required to choose one of their members.
(b) He devoted a season of prayer seeking divine guidance.
(c) He conferred with representatives of the pope.
(d) He devoted a series of fasts that lasted for 40 days.

3. What does Bede record to be Benedict's orders regarding the books he had brought back from his several trips to Rome?
(a) That they be offered to the Bishop so he could consider the best use of collection.
(b) That they be kept as a single collection and not broken up piecemeal.
(c) That copied and spread throughout the monasteries of England.
(d) That they be returned to Rome and the collection from which they were borrowed.

4. At what age does the anonymous author of Ceolfrith's history claim he became a monk?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 22.
(d) 11.

5. Whose death was Ceolfrith compared in the letter from Rome?
(a) Noah who died after he had delivered his family through the flood.
(b) St. John who died after he had delivered the Revelation.
(c) Enoch who did not die, but walked with God.
(d) Moses and Aaron who died before they could enter the Promised Land.

6. Who was chosen by the monks to serve as abbot in Ceolfrith's absence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Abbot Botulf.
(b) Sigfrith.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Hwaethberht.

7. What did the anonymous author report occurred to Ceolfrith on the day he reached Langres on September 25?
(a) He was miraculously freed from bandits who had cornered him on his journey.
(b) He was recived by the Galic king.
(c) He was asked to lead worship at the abbey there.
(d) He died.

8. Who did Bede report was chosen to replace Ceolfrith?
(a) Hwaetberht.
(b) Sigfrith.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Eosterwine.

9. 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?
(a) 40 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) For a whole year.
(d) 7 days

10. What did the anonymous author report that Brendan said a rocky island that had no sand on its beach actually was?
(a) The back of Satan.
(b) A trick played on them by demons.
(c) The Turtle of Truth.
(d) The greatest of all creatures that swim, called Jasconius.

11. How long did Ceolfrith preside over the responsibilities appointed to him by Benedict?
(a) 28 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 16 years.

12. Who had prophesied that Brendan would die upon his return to his monastery, according to the anonymous author?
(a) The young man on the Island of promise.
(b) A man with an aura of shining light.
(c) Brendan's son.
(d) A hermit named Paul.

13. What monastery construction on the north bank of Wear was funded by Benedict, according to Bede?
(a) Melrose.
(b) St. Peter's Monastery.
(c) Ripon.
(d) Northumbria.

14. Who does Bede report provided the land for St. Peter's Monastery?
(a) King Dagobert.
(b) King Egfrid.
(c) King Ecgfrith.
(d) The Holy Synod.

15. How does Bede claim Sigfrid came to be promoted from deacon to abbot after Eosterwine's left his abbey?
(a) He was elected over Hwaetberht.
(b) Benedict appointed him.
(c) The pope named him to the position.
(d) He was appointed abbot by the remaining brethren at Wearmouth and by Ceolfrith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Brendan chastise his fellow travelers for putting their flasks into streams running from the island to quench their thirst, according to the anonymous writer?

2. What was Brendan's warning as they left the island?

3. How was the light for the island provided in the story the anonymous writer recorded from Brendan?

4. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?

5. Upon their second meeting of the creatures who were fallen angels, what was announced to Brendan and his party, according to the anonymous author?

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