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

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

3. What does Bede trace as Eosterwine's relationship to Benedict?
(a) They were brothers.
(b) They were in-laws.
(c) They were theological rivals.
(d) They were cousins.

4. What does the anonymous author report appeared before the traveling party after it had finished singing on its way back to its boat?
(a) A table laid for a meal.
(b) A guide for their direction.
(c) A castle for their protection.
(d) A fire for their warmth.

5. 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 the Pearl of Great Price.
(c) By a man with an aura of light.
(d) By a dog carrying an a lantern that could not be extinguished.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Benedict's council to those who visited him while he suffered his illness, according to Bede?

3. What custom arose from the burial of Ceolfrith?

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

5. How many total years does the anonymous author report that Ceolfrith ruled separately over the monasteries of St. Peter and St. Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who provided the land for which a church and monastery could be built by Ceolfrith and Benedict according to the anonymous writer?

2. Who did Benedict chose as abbot for the monastery at Wearmouth, according to Bede?

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

4. What action does the anonymous writer claim Ceolfrith took when he decided he was too old to be a good example to his followers?

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. Who did Ceolfrith allow the monks to choose as abbot for the monasteries at Jarrow and Wearmouth as he prepared to take a pilgrimage to Rome, according to Bede?

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

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

9. What was the first trip that Brendan and his 14 monks took after a series of thee-day fasts over 40 days according to the anonymous writer?

10. Why did Bede claim that Benedict passed on the land that King Oswiu awarded him as a thane of Oswiu's kingdom?

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