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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Bede, Life of Cuthbert.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After he listened to the chastisement, what does Bede report to be Cuthbert's response?
(a) He began studying writing more seriously to produce works fit for public consumption.
(b) He forsook foolish games immediately and showed himself to be more mature and earnest.
(c) He stopped spending so much time adventuring and devoted himself more seriously to studying the Bible.
(d) He began working harder on his chants to serve the worship needs of his town.

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

4. Who does Bede report gave Cuthbert a cure for a tumor on his knee?
(a) An angel carrying a gold trumpet.
(b) Three strangers who were travelling through his town.
(c) An angel dressed in white riding a horse.
(d) The village doctor.

5. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?
(a) Cuthbert blessed him and he lived many years after receiving the prophesy.
(b) He was made abbot of lindisfarne.
(c) He passed the story of Cuthbert's death to Bede.
(d) He died at the same time as Cuthbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Bede claim ministered to Cuthbert after he spent a night in prayer in the water off the sea shore?

2. How many Latin manuscripts of this document does Farmer claim still exists?

3. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?

4. What effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?

5. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?

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