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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Eddius Stephanus: Life of Wilfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) The government.
(b) The family.
(c) The Nobility.
(d) The Clergy.

2. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?
(a) The mystical accounting of miracles.
(b) The ideals and the scale of values of "The Age of Bede's" great men.
(c) The colorful detail with which the ancient times are reported.
(d) The accurate history of various leaders in the region.

3. What sign does Stephanus claim that God used to indicate that Wilfrid would serve him in the future?
(a) An angel disguised as a horseman helped with Wilfrid's delivery.
(b) The house where he was being born caught fire but was not consumed.
(c) Birds gathered to sing praises to God as Wilfrid was born.
(d) A fiery demon was chased from his village by a torrent provided by God.

4. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?
(a) He became a priest.
(b) He became a hermit.
(c) He was appointed Bishop.
(d) He became an usher in the Holy See.

5. Why was Cuthbert inspired to rise from his sickbed in Chapter 8, according to Bede?
(a) Because he knew that God had certainly heard the prayers of the monks praying for him.
(b) Because he knew that God would provide him strength to carry out ministry.
(c) Because he desired to be an inspiration to those in need.
(d) Because he did not want to neglect the responsibility God had put before him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What miracle does Stephanus report that Wilfrid performed during the construction of the church at Hexham?

2. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?

3. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.

4. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?

5. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?

(see the answer key)

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