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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Cuthbert inspired to rise from his sickbed in Chapter 8, according to Bede?

4. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?

5. Where is the body of Cuthbert buried, according to Bede's record?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bede report a monk witnessed when he followed Cuthbert to spy on an evening prayer vigil?

2. What unique power does Bede claim that Cuthbert's prayers held?

3. Who does Bede cite as helping him revise the text of "The Life of Cuthbert"?

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

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

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

7. What does Farmer cite as the earliest work of "The Age of Bede," and what makes it different from the other four texts?

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

9. What was the debate that Wilfred conducted with Bishop Colman, and what does Stephanus suggest it led to?

10. How does Stephanus report King Theodoric of the Franks rejected a letter requesting Wilfred be returned dead or alive to his see to face trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bede was monk at Jarrow during the late 7th and early 8th centuries. He is known as the "Father of English History." Give details of how Bede's personal service directed his choice of figures for which to write biographies, the events he chose to cover, and how he characterized the influence these figures had on the region in which they served.

Essay Topic 2

Bede makes an account of miracles throughout "The Life of Cuthbert." Choose three of the miracles from Bede's record and compare them to similar miracles from the Bible. Based upon your study make an assessment of whether or not the miracles occurred as Bede reported or if Bede was creating a story to attract pagans to convert to Christianity. Use text from "The Life of Cuthbert" to support your view.

Essay Topic 3

Cuthbert, Wilfrid, and Benedict are three Church leaders who had great influence on the foundation of Christianity in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Identify one achievement by each of this men that have had a long standing influence in the practice or doctrine of Western Christianity.

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