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Brother Cadfael Trivia Quiz

The series written by Edith Pargeter under the pseudonym Ellis Peters about the antics of a monk during the 12th Century English Civil War of Maud and Stephen.

A multiple-choice quiz by cadfaelgirl. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cadfaelgirl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,502

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
559

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. To which order of monks does Brother Cadfael belong? Hint

Franciscan

Benedictine

Buddhist

Capucine

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Question 2 of 15

2. How many women has Cadfael truly loved in his lifetime? Hint

none - he's a monk

none - he's homosexual

one

two

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who are the battling monarchs during the Civil War in which these novels are set? Hint

William of Normandy and Empress Maud

King Stephen and Empress Maud

King Stephen and Geoffrey de Bouillon

James VI and George II

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of the nobleman who requires Cadfael in the many mysteries of Shrewsbury? Hint

Hugh Beringar of Maesbury

Prior Robert

Olivier de Bretagne

Geoffrey de Bouillon

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is the name of Cadfael's son and the woman he marries? Hint

Olivier de Bretagne - Ermina

Geoffrey de Bouillon - Ermina

Olivier de Bretagne - Empress Matilda

Geoffrey de Bouillon - Aline

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the name of the sheriff of Shrewsbury who dies in "Dead Man's Ransom"? Hint

Beringar

Hugonin

Maesbury

Prescott

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which saint rests in Shrewsbury Abbey? Hint

No saint lies in Shrewsbury

Saint Winifred

Saint Paul the Apostle

Saint Hildegard

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Question 8 of 15

8. What job does Cadfael hold at the abbey? Hint

Detective

Abbot

Hospitaller

Herbologist

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Question 9 of 15

9. What do Aline and Hugh Beringar call their son, who is Cadfael's godson? Hint

Stephen

Hugh

Cadfael

Giles

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of the attractive widow who disappears in "The Rose Rent"? Hint

Judith Perle

Lady Ermina

Aline Beringar

Ariana Dumbledore

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Question 11 of 15

11. In "The Sanctuary Sparrow", what is the name of the expectant woman who tries to elope with her lover with her father's fortune and blood on her hands? Hint

Susanna Aurifaber

Matilda Aurifaber

Avice of Thornbury

Eleanor of Maesbury

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which monarch is Hugh Beringar supporting in the war? Hint

Empress Maud

He switches between the two

Neither side - he doesn't care for war

King Stephen

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the name of the Abbot of Shrewsbury Abbey through the greater part of the series? Hint

Abbot Heribert

Abbot Patriens

Abbot Oswin

Abbot Radulphus

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which two monks at the abbey are very disapproving of Cadfael and often get in his way? Hint

Brother Oswin and Brother Jerome

Abbot Radulphus and Prior Robert

Prior Robert and Brother Jerome

Prior Robert and Brother Oswin

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Question 15 of 15

15. "There is no profit in ifs. We go on from where we stand, we answer for our own evil and leave to God our good." Who said this and to whom? Hint

Cadfael to his son

Cadfael to Ermina Hugonin

Cadfael to Hugh Beringar

Abbot Radulfus to Cadfael

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To which order of monks does Brother Cadfael belong?

Answer: Benedictine

Shrewsbury Abbey was home to monks of the Benedictine order.

2. How many women has Cadfael truly loved in his lifetime?

Answer: two

Cadfael had a "girlfriend" before he left for the Crusades, Richildis, who appears in "Monk's Hood". He also conceived a child with Mariam: "The Virgin in the Ice" tells us of their romance.

3. Who are the battling monarchs during the Civil War in which these novels are set?

Answer: King Stephen and Empress Maud

Matilda was supposed to get the throne of England but she wasn't in the country at the time of the sovereign's death, so Stephen usurped the crown and they fight for it bitterly.

4. What is the name of the nobleman who requires Cadfael in the many mysteries of Shrewsbury?

Answer: Hugh Beringar of Maesbury

Hugh Beringar, who takes the post of Under Sheriff at the end of the second novel and then rises to Sheriff, is Cadfael's dear friend and insight into the world outside his confinement.

5. What is the name of Cadfael's son and the woman he marries?

Answer: Olivier de Bretagne - Ermina

When Cadfael was in Antioch with Mariam, they conceived a child, unbeknownst to Cadfael. In "The Virgin in the Ice", Ermina and her brother go missing and Olivier is looking for them; they are found by Cadfael's search party and Olivier. All is then revealed.

6. What is the name of the sheriff of Shrewsbury who dies in "Dead Man's Ransom"?

Answer: Prescott

Prescott dies and consequently, Hugh Beringar is appointed Sheriff.

7. Which saint rests in Shrewsbury Abbey?

Answer: No saint lies in Shrewsbury

In the opening book, "A Morbid Taste for Bones", the brothers go into Gwytherin in Wales and endeavour to bring back the bones of Saint Winifred. After murder, madness and mercy, they do bring back bones - not the bones of the saint, though.

8. What job does Cadfael hold at the abbey?

Answer: Herbologist

Cadfael gained much experience of herbs and their medicinal uses whilst he was in the Holy Land and the travelling he did afterwards.

9. What do Aline and Hugh Beringar call their son, who is Cadfael's godson?

Answer: Giles

After marrying Hugh, Aline has Giles, who is named after her brother who is killed in "One Corpse Too Many".

10. What is the name of the attractive widow who disappears in "The Rose Rent"?

Answer: Judith Perle

Judith Perle, a wealthy heiress, whose terminally ill husband is killed in an act of euthanasia on Cadfael and Judith's part, goes missing supposedly because a suitor wishes to marry her.

11. In "The Sanctuary Sparrow", what is the name of the expectant woman who tries to elope with her lover with her father's fortune and blood on her hands?

Answer: Susanna Aurifaber

Susanna is an unloved woman who is very proud. Her family had given up her hopes of getting married and dispensed with her dowry - giving her no hope at all. Once she was pregnant, she needed money to flee.

12. Which monarch is Hugh Beringar supporting in the war?

Answer: King Stephen

Hugh Beringar's loyalty to King Stephen is his greatest asset, yet it prevents Cadfael ever presenting his opinions on the war if they are ever against Stephen. When Olivier de Bretagne appears, and is a supporter of Maud, Cadfael has to help him escape his dear friend's capture.

13. What is the name of the Abbot of Shrewsbury Abbey through the greater part of the series?

Answer: Abbot Radulphus

Abbot Heribert is the abbot for very few books in the beginning but is then replaced by Abbot Radulphus by a council. Both Abbots were very supportive of all of Cadfael's unorthodox practices.

14. Which two monks at the abbey are very disapproving of Cadfael and often get in his way?

Answer: Prior Robert and Brother Jerome

Prior Robert is very strict concerning The Rule and Brother Jerome, his sycophantic secretary, agrees with him in every respect and often goes to spy on Brother Cadfael.

15. "There is no profit in ifs. We go on from where we stand, we answer for our own evil and leave to God our good." Who said this and to whom?

Answer: Cadfael to Ermina Hugonin

In "The Virgin in the Ice", Cadfael comforts Ermina Hugonin after she blames herself for her tutor's death after being defiled.

Source: Author cadfaelgirl

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