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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose honor was the monastery that Ceolfrith helped to build dedicated, according to the anonymous author?
(a) St. Peter the Apostle.
(b) St. John the Apostel.
(c) St. Luke the Physician.
(d) St. Paul the Apostle.

2. Who does the anonymous writer record God sent to be the guide of Brendan's traveling party after they landed on the island?
(a) A hermit named Paul.
(b) A dog.
(c) A boy with a basket of bread.
(d) A man with an aura of shining light.

3. What does the anonymous author report Brendan's traveling party found during the walks around the island?
(a) A hermit named Paul.
(b) Several flocks of sheep.
(c) A table laid for a meal.
(d) The Pearl of Great Price.

4. What was Brendan's warning as they left the island?
(a) "Do not let your desire for the physical overcome your need for the Holy."
(b) "Be on your guard, brethren, lest Satan lead you into temptation."
(c) "Take care, brethren, not to take anything with you from this island."
(d) "Keep watch for rocks that will destroy our ship."

5. Who returned a letter of thanks for the gift the monks delivered to Rome according to the anonymous author?
(a) Pope Gregory.
(b) Pope Agatho.
(c) Archbishop Berhtwald.
(d) Archdeacon Boniface.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the anonymous writer record that Brendan claimed they reached as they walked toward the furthest shore of their landing?

2. What did Bede report Benedict brought back to Britain after his third trip to Rome?

3. After Brendan said he and his son landed the boat in which they took their trip, how long did they walk on the island before without reaching the furthest shore from their landing, according to the anonymous writer?

4. Who does Bede write about as the abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow?

5. After his fourth trip to Rome, what does Bede report that Benedict brought back to Britain?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Benedict and Sigrith were confined to their beds due to illness, what responsibility does the anonymous writer report Benedict passed to Ceolfrith?

2. Who did Bede record the monks at Wearmouth had chosen as the replacement for the abbot chosen by Benedict?

3. How did Ceolfrith's training under Abbot Botulf influence his life as a church leader, according to the anonymous author?

4. In what practice did Ceolfrith train new monks and priests, according to the anonymous writer?

5. Who does the anonymous writer claim served as Brendan's party's guide for finding food after they had run out the first time on their trip?

6. Why does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith accompanied Benedict on a trip to Rome?

7. What challenge does the anonymous writer report came to Ceolfrith and Benedict after the plague claimed the lives of many monks and Abbot Eosterwine while they were on a pilgrimage to Rome?

8. What did a bird tell Brendan that his flock actually was, according to the anonymous writer?

9. Who does Bede note that Benedict chose as abbot for the new monastery he built at Jarrow?

10. Besides orthodox practices in Roman Catholicism, what does Bede credit Benedict with bringing back to England from his several pilgrimages to Rome?

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