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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Bede address his prologue to its named recipient?
(a) To affirm he virtues of Cuthbert to those whom he served.
(b) To assure future Christians that the church was founded by men of reliable virtue.
(c) To show his father that his devotion was being manifested in good works.
(d) So the reader would know that the work was undertaken in compliance with the Bishop's wishes.

2. Which duke of Theodoric petitioned the king over the land Wilfrid where was preaching to have Wilfrid sent to him dead or alive, according to Stephanus?
(a) Ebroin.
(b) Winfrid.
(c) Agatho.
(d) Oertarut.

3. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?
(a) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(b) Bishop Colman.
(c) Bishop Baducing.
(d) Archbishop Dalfinus.

4. Which of the works in "The Age of Bede" does Farmer claim was popular during the Middle Ages?
(a) " The Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow."
(b) "The Life of Cuthbert."
(c) "The Life of Wilfrid."
(d) "Voyage of St. Brendan."

5. Who does Bede claim first chastised Cuthbert for his idleness and his indulgences?
(a) A solemn old man.
(b) A neighbor who caught him in a prank.
(c) His maternal grandfather.
(d) A three-year-old child.

6. What was Wilfrid's destination when he left his home, according to Stephanus?
(a) The home of King Erconberht of Kent.
(b) King Oswiu's queen, Eanfled, to whom he was recommended by noblemen he served in his father's house.
(c) Archbishop Dalfinus who hoped to adopt him as a son.
(d) The home of Biscop Baducing.

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

8. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Lyons.
(d) Gaul.

9. Over what issue did Wilfrid debate Bishop Colman according to Stephanus?
(a) The role of icons in affirming faith.
(b) The importance of miracles in identifying saints.
(c) The specific day upon which to celebrate Easter.
(d) The parallels between Yom Kippur and Christmas.

10. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?
(a) Indulgences, monasticism, and chanting.
(b) Monasticism and the primacy of the spiritual.
(c) The presbytery and the Holy Roman Empire.
(d) The Sacraments, baptism, and confession.

11. To whom did Stephanus address his record of the "Life of Wilfrid"?
(a) Acca, his Bishop, and Tatberht, his Abbot.
(b) To Boniface, the archdeacon who introduced him to the pope.
(c) To Bishop Agilberht who ordained him to the priesthood.
(d) To his father.

12. Who kept Wilfrid until Stephanus claimed he could meet with suitable travelers as he began his journey to St. Peter's see?
(a) Biscop Baducing.
(b) Bishop Agilberht.
(c) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(d) Queen Eanfled's cousin, King Erconberht of Kent.

13. What came of a phantom fire that came upon a village while Bede reports that Cuthbert was teaching on the distractions of the devil?
(a) God brought a torrent of rain that extinguished the phantom.
(b) An angel extinguished the flames with a mighty blow of his trumpet.
(c) They disappeared into thin air as Cuthbert prayed.
(d) Strong winds blew the fires away as soon as Cuthbert prayed for deliverance.

14. To what biblical story does Stephanus compare the event that preceded the battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?
(a) The story of Caleb taking his mountain.
(b) The story of Gideon.
(c) The story of the Israelites taking the Holy land from the Philistines.
(d) The story of David and Goliath.

15. What did Bede claim to be Cuthbert's preoccupation when he was still eight years old?
(a) Reading and writing.
(b) Games and carefree play.
(c) Hunting and adventuring.
(d) Praying and Chanting.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what office did Stephanus claim Agilberht ordained Wilfrid?

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

4. What was the result of the prayers Cuthbert led while he and two brethren were stranded during a sea voyage without provisions?

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

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