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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. To what office did Stephanus claim Agilberht ordained Wilfrid?
(a) Abbot.
(b) Priest.
(c) Cardinal.
(d) Bishop.

2. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?
(a) St. John the Evangelist.
(b) The Gospel of Luke.
(c) The Epistle of St. James, the brother of Jesus.
(d) The Epistles of St. Peter.

3. Where is the body of Cuthbert buried, according to Bede's record?
(a) In the pasture that he kept during his time as a hermit.
(b) At the bottom of the lake where he kept many prayer vigils.
(c) In a stone coffin on the right side of the altar in the church of the Blessed Apostle Peter.
(d) In the catacombs of Wearmouth monastery.

4. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?
(a) The quest for paradise on earth.
(b) The cleansing influence of virtue.
(c) The miraculous power of prayer.
(d) The healing mysteries of faith.

5. What does Farmer claim to be the document that the earliest monk wrote?
(a) "The Navigatio".
(b) "The Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow".
(c) "The Life of Cuthbert".
(d) "The Life of Wilfrid".

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years does Farmer claim had passed before the biography of Brendan had first appeared?

2. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?

3. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?

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

5. What was the quote from the Psalms that Bede used to support God's hand in the event?

(see the answer key)

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