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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did a dignified old man communicate to Brendan's party while observing a vow of silence, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Through hand gestures.
(b) Through angels who kept a close vigil with him.
(c) Through birds who knew his thoughts.
(d) Through sending this thoughts directly to Brendan's mind.

2. Who did the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to help him build a monastery?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Abbot Benedict.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Sigfrith.

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

4. 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) He was appointed abbot by the remaining brethren at Wearmouth and by Ceolfrith.
(c) Benedict appointed him.
(d) The pope named him to the position.

5. 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?
(a) Because he had seen corpses on the bank.
(b) Because he had a dream that demons had led them to a poisoned stream.
(c) Because it was clear that they had come upon a stagnant lake.
(d) Because God had not shown them a way to land on the Island.

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

7. Who was named to rule the monastery shortly before Ceolfrith joined it, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Ceolfrith's cousin, Tunbert.
(b) Ceolfrith's brother, Cynefrith.
(c) Bishop Wilford.
(d) Abbot Botulf.

8. What Psalm did the monks from St. Peter's sing to Ceolfrith as he left on his pilgrimage, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Psalm 66, "May God have mercy on us and bless us, lighten his face and have mercy on us."
(b) Psalm 20, "May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!"
(c) Psalm 125, "As the Mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people."
(d) Psalm 91, "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty."

9. How long did Eosterwine serve as abbot over Wearmouth, according to Bede?
(a) 12 years until he became abbot over Jarrow.
(b) Four years until his death.
(c) 17 years until his death.
(d) Seven years until the pope beckoned him to Rome.

10. What form did fallen angels take on Brendan's journey, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Shepherds.
(c) Old men.
(d) Birds.

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

12. How was the light for the island provided in the story the anonymous writer recorded from Brendan?
(a) The Lord Jesus Christ was their light.
(b) By a man with an aura of light.
(c) By a dog carrying an a lantern that could not be extinguished.
(d) By the Pearl of Great Price.

13. After his fourth trip to Rome, what does Bede report that Benedict brought back to Britain?
(a) Scholars who were trained in the interpretation of Scripture.
(b) A cantor named John who introduced the order of chanting and singing the Psalms to Britain.
(c) A large number of books on all branches of sacred knowledge.
(d) Icons from the tombs of saints to aid in the performance of miracles.

14. Where was the monastery that the anonymous author report Ceolfrith joined?
(a) Wearmouth.
(b) Gilling.
(c) Melrose.
(d) Jarrow.

15. What illness does Bede report came to Benedict shortly after Sigfrith became abbot of Wearmouth?
(a) He suffered creeping paralysis.
(b) The plague.
(c) He was taken by consumption.
(d) Leprosy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To where did Brendan's son invite him to travel, according to the anonymous writer?

3. What was the method that Bede writes Ceolfrith chose for a new abbot to be chosen to replace him?

4. In the story the anonymous writer recorded Brendan told, what did Brendan say his son's name was?

5. Who does the anonymous author credit with providing master builders for the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build?

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