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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?
(a) He healed a sick boy near death.
(b) He brought a sheriff's wife back to life.
(c) He calmed a wind that had nearly blown rafts carrying monks to sea with his prayers.
(d) He healed himself of a lame leg.

2. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

3. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?
(a) Monasticism and the primacy of the spiritual.
(b) Indulgences, monasticism, and chanting.
(c) The Sacraments, baptism, and confession.
(d) The presbytery and the Holy Roman Empire.

4. After his debate with Bishop Colman won him acclaim, what does Stephanus report came of Wilfrid?
(a) Wilfrid was appointed abbot.
(b) Wilfrid was elected to the episcopacy.
(c) Wilfrid became a Bishop.
(d) Wilfrid was ordained as a priest.

5. Which Old Testament prophet does Bede first quote in the first paragraph of Chapter One?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Elisha.
(d) Daniel.

6. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?
(a) Bede.
(b) The residents on the island Lindisfarne.
(c) Hereberht, the hermit.
(d) Benedict Biscop.

7. Of what does Stephanus claim Wilfrid accused English bishops prior to his journey to Gaul?
(a) Being too strict with moral limits.
(b) Being too stiff in worship services.
(c) Being similar in ideology to Celts.
(d) Being corrupt with indulgences.

8. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) Nobles would provide land and funding for construction of monasteries.
(b) The government would raise taxes to support the construction of monasteries.
(c) Clergy would evangelize pagans who would give to support the construction of monasteries.
(d) When a family would convert to Christianity, it would remain together as a group and convert their homes into monasteries.

9. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?
(a) Fantasy, doctrine, and mystery.
(b) Intrigue, sound doctrine, and drama.
(c) History, fact, and economic theory.
(d) Fact, fantasy, and literary borrowing.

10. What principal apostle of Ireland does Farmer claim encouraged monasticism for men and women?
(a) St. Patrick.
(b) St. Brendan.
(c) St. Ceolfrith.
(d) St. Benedict.

11. How old was Wilfrid when Stephanus reported he left home to seek the kingdom of Heaven?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

12. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
(a) Genesis.
(b) The Navigato.
(c) The history of the Maccabees.
(d) The Psalms.

13. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?
(a) England and Ireland.
(b) Ireland and The Netherlands.
(c) Rome and Ireland.
(d) England and France.

14. Why did a demon leave the wife of Sheriff Hildmer as he and Cuthbert approached his home, according to Bede?
(a) Because Cuthbert had prayed that God would remove the demon before the Sheriff had returned to his home.
(b) Because the demon realized that God would come at Cuthbert's call.
(c) The demon could not stand the approaching of the Holy Spirit that resided in Cuthbert.
(d) The angels that always walked ahead of Cuthbert battled the angels as the wife of the sheriff slept.

15. Who gave Wilfrid the monastery at Ripon according to Stephanus?
(a) Alhfrith.
(b) Bishop Winfrid.
(c) King Ecgfrith.
(d) King Oswiu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Farmer credit with writing the earliest "Life of Cuthbert"?

2. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?

3. What were the reasons that Stephanus gave for Wilfrid deciding to bring a dead child back to life in the village of On Tiddanufri?

4. What were two things that Bede said he avoided in the prologue?

5. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?

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