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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Bede, Life of Cuthbert.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the quote from the Psalms that Bede used to support God's hand in the event?
(a) "When you walk about they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you."
(b) "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou has perfected praise."
(c) "I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths."
(d) "A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."
2. Which of the works in "The Age of Bede" does Farmer claim was popular during the Middle Ages?
(a) "Voyage of St. Brendan."
(b) " The Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow."
(c) "The Life of Cuthbert."
(d) "The Life of Wilfrid."
3. How many Latin manuscripts of this document does Farmer claim still exists?
(a) 1116
(b) 116
(c) 1166
(d) 16
4. Where is the body of Cuthbert buried, according to Bede's record?
(a) At the bottom of the lake where he kept many prayer vigils.
(b) In a stone coffin on the right side of the altar in the church of the Blessed Apostle Peter.
(c) In the pasture that he kept during his time as a hermit.
(d) In the catacombs of Wearmouth monastery.
5. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?
(a) The sixth and seventh A.D.
(b) The fifth and sixth A.D.
(c) The fourth and fifth B.C.
(d) The sixth and seventh B.C.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.
2. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?
3. Who does Bede report gave Cuthbert a cure for a tumor on his knee?
4. As Cuthbert was traveling with a boy during a preaching tour in Chapter 12, how did Bede report that Cuthbert prophesied their food would be provided?
5. To whom did Bede write the prologue to his "Life of Cuthbert"?
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