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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some of the monks who buried Ceolfrith take to Rome on his behalf, according to the anonymous author?
(a) A painting of Ceolfrith made just prior to his death.
(b) A letter to the pope requesting more books of learning for the church.
(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.

2. When does the anonymous author record Brendan's traveling party landed on the island?
(a) Good Friday.
(b) Easter Sunday.
(c) Maundy Thursday.
(d) Christmas day.

3. Who welcomed Ceolfrith in Gaul, according to the anonymous author?
(a) King Hilperic.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) King Egfrid.
(d) King Aldfrid.

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

5. To where does the anonymous writer claim that Brendan traveled after he took a series of three day fasts that lasted 40 days?
(a) To the island of a holy monk called Enda.
(b) To the Valley of Virtue.
(c) To the Meadow of Miracles.
(d) To the Island of Delights.

6. What decision does Bede report Benedict made while Benedict and Sigfrith were on their deathbeds?
(a) Benedict named Ceolfrith abbot over both Wearmouth and Jarrow.
(b) Benedict chose Hwaetbehrt as abbot over Jarrow.
(c) Benedict ordered the collection of books he brought from Rome back to where they came.
(d) Benedict chose Eosterwine as abbot over Wearmouth.

7. What condition does Bede write affected Sigfrith during his service as abbot?
(a) A curved spine.
(b) A painful and incurable disease of the lungs.
(c) A lame leg.
(d) Blindness.

8. What did the anonymous writer record that Brendan claimed they reached as they walked toward the furthest shore of their landing?
(a) A man with an aura of shining light.
(b) A dog that led them to their provisions.
(c) A river that ran from east to west.
(d) The Pearl of Great Price.

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

10. After the death of Benedict, how many years does the anonymous author credit Ceolfrith with presiding over both monasteries simultaneously?
(a) 16.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 27.

11. Who donated the land for Benedict to build a monastery in Northumbria, according to Bede?
(a) King Egfrid.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) The Holy Synod.
(d) King Dagobert.

12. During their journey, what did they discover surrounded Judas Iscariot?
(a) Cold isolation.
(b) Flames of torment.
(c) A great number of demons.
(d) A scroll of condemnation.

13. Who does the anonymous author claim provided Brendan's traveling party with food as it left this island?
(a) A hermit named Paul.
(b) A man with an aura of shining light.
(c) A young man carrying a basket of bread.
(d) A dog.

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

15. To where had Bredan's son fled to live the life of a hermit with other monks, according to the story recorded by the anonymous author?
(a) The Valley of Virtue.
(b) The Meadow of Miracles.
(c) The Land of Promise of the Saints.
(d) The Island of Delights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What example does the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith took from his brother Cynefrith?

2. What unique collection does Bede write that Benedict brought to England from his fifth trip to Rome?

3. What does the anonymous author report Brendan's traveling party found during the walks around the island?

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

5. What does the anonymous author report appeared before the traveling party after it had finished singing on its way back to its boat?

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