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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does the anonymous author claim presided over the monastery before Ceolfrith joined it?
2. What did the anonymous writer record that Brendan claimed they reached as they walked toward the furthest shore of their landing?
3. Who does Bede write about as the abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow?
4. How did the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith came to study for the priesthood?
5. How does the anonymous author claim Brendan's party finally arrived to the island they had been seeking?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the anonymous author claim chose Ceolfrith to become a priest?
2. For what cause did the anonymous writer report that Brendan selected 14 monks?
3. What manual trade does Bede report Benedict brought to England during construction of the monastery at the north bank at the mouth of the Wear River?
4. What did the anonymous writer report to be surrounding Judas Iscariot when Brendan's party came upon him?
5. How did Ceolfrith's training under Abbot Botulf influence his life as a church leader, according to the anonymous author?
6. Who did Benedict chose as abbot for the monastery at Wearmouth, according to Bede?
7. How did the abbot at Wearmouth die while Benedict was on a pilgrimage to Rome according to Bede?
8. How did a hermit named Paul claim he received his food while he was on a journey to his final resting place, according to the anonymous writer?
9. Why did Bede claim that Benedict passed on the land that King Oswiu awarded him as a thane of Oswiu's kingdom?
10. Who does Bede claim endorsed the choice of the monks of Jarrow and Wearmouth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ceolfrith, Eosterwin, Sigfrith, and Hwaetbehrt all made different contributions to the Abbeys at Wearmouth and Jarrow. Choose two of the abbots and detail a contribution each made to the abbey and how the separate contributions worked together to strengthen the mission of the abbeys.
Essay Topic 2
Stephanus reports several episodes during which Wilfrid's service is challenged and his life is even threatened. Choose one of those events and identify the cause of the challenge, how Wilfrid dealt with the challenge, how he was delivered from the challenge, and the eventual consequences of the challenge to Wilfrid and those who brought it.
Essay Topic 3
Some of the accounts presented in "The Age of Bede" contain more fantastical events than others. All are considered histories. Pick the account you find most similar to the way historical accounts are written today and describe the similarities.
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