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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?
(a) The regional bishop.
(b) The Cardinals.
(c) The Pope.
(d) A local abbot.

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

3. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?
(a) At the monastery at Inishadroum.
(b) At the monastery at St. Maximin.
(c) At the monastery at Melrose.
(d) At the monastery at Wearmouth.

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

5. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?
(a) "The Life of Cuthbert."
(b) "The Life of Wilfrid."
(c) "Lives of the Abbots."
(d) "The History of Abbot Ceolfrith."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?

3. What were Brendan's most important monasteries, according to Farmer?

4. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?

5. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?

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