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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Eddius Stephanus: Life of Wilfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does Bede claim ministered to Cuthbert after he spent a night in prayer in the water off the sea shore?
(a) A dog.
(b) Two otters.
(c) A fawn.
(d) An eagle.

2. What does Bede report Cuthbert used to cure a sick servant to a bodyguard of King Ecgfrith?
(a) Water he blessed.
(b) Prayer and fasting.
(c) A poltice delivered to him by an angel on horseback.
(d) A salve brought to him by two otters.

3. Whose record of Cuthbert's death did Bede use?
(a) Hwaetbehrt who succeeded him as abbot.
(b) Benedict who was a close friend of Cuthbert.
(c) Herefrith, a devout priest and abbot of Lindisfarne.
(d) Wilfrid who asked Bede to take a pilgrimage with him to Rome.

4. Which Northumbrian cleric does Farmer record as being trained in Lindisfarne?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Wilfrid
(c) Columbanus.
(d) Brendan.

5. As Cuthbert was traveling with a boy during a preaching tour in Chapter 12, how did Bede report that Cuthbert prophesied their food would be provided?
(a) By two otters.
(b) By an eagle.
(c) By a dog.
(d) By a fawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cuthbert respond to converts who were falling away from the faith, according to Bede?

2. What did Bede claim to be Cuthbert's preoccupation when he was still eight years old?

3. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?

4. What principal apostle of Ireland does Farmer claim encouraged monasticism for men and women?

5. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?

(see the answer key)

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