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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who granted Wilfrid to preach in his first destination after being chased from his see?
(a) King Aldgisi.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) King Perctarit.
(d) King Dagobert.

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

5. What were Brendan's most important monasteries, according to Farmer?
(a) Northumbria, Whitby, Inishadroum, and Jarrow.
(b) Annadown, Christendom, Confert, and Melrose.
(c) Wearmouth, Jarrow, Lindisfarne, and Melrose.
(d) Clonfert, Annadown, Inishadroum, and Ardfert.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Stephanus, how did the expansion of the Kingdom that Wilfrid advised expand his authority as Bishop?

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

3. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?

4. To what office did Stephanus claim Agilberht ordained Wilfrid?

5. What sign does Stephanus claim that God used to indicate that Wilfrid would serve him in the future?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cuthbert drive away crows that were invading the crops he grew while he was living as a hermit, according to Bede?

2. Who does Stephanus credit with introducing Wilfred to the pope and teaching him the rules of Easter?

3. Why was Wilfred sent to prison, according to Stephanus?

4. Who does Stephanus report that Wilfred nominated to become abbot after his death?

5. Who does Bede credit with healing Cuthbert from a childhood disease that made him lame?

6. Who does Bede claim chastised Cuthbert as a youth for indulging in childish games when God had a plan for his life?

7. According to Farmer in the Introduction, how did Irish monasteries become established?

8. What miracle does Stephanus report occurred during the birth of Wilfred?

9. According to Farmer, why is Stephanus's "Life of Wilfrid" unique among all literature?

10. What statement does Stephanus write to defend the facts he reports in "The Life of Wilfred"?

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