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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 report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?

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

3. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?

4. To what biblical story does Stephanus compare the event that preceded the battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Farmer's closing opinion of the texts of "The Age of Bede"?

2. Who does Bede report presided over a great synod that selected Cuthbert as Bishop of Lindisfarne?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Farmer consider "The Voyage of St. Brendan" an important text in "The Age of Bede"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eddius Stephanus was a contemporary of Wilfrid, and he constructed "The Life of Wilfrid" from the time he spent in service to Wilfrid. Find three examples from the book that illustrate Stephanus's involvement in the events in the book and from your examination detail what you believe to be Stephanus's role in his work with Wilfrid.

Essay Topic 2

"The Life of Bede" is a record of efforts of Christians to introduce their faith to pagans in the British Isles. How did the efforts of the early Christian monks and clergymen of the British Isles helped to shape the institutions of Western Civilization? Use examples from the book and connect what you know of current culture to those examples.

Essay Topic 3

"The Voyage of St. Brendan" has a significantly different tone than do the other accounts from the books in "The Age of Bede." Identify the nature of that difference and, using D.H. Farmer's introduction, support the reasons for those differences from that text.

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