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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what office did Stephanus claim Agilberht ordained Wilfrid?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Priest.
(c) Cardinal.
(d) Abbot.

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

3. How does Bede claim Christian converts profaned their faith in Chapter 9?
(a) With their ill-gotten gains.
(b) With the coarse language.
(c) With their works.
(d) With their sloth.

4. What were the reasons that Stephanus gave for Wilfrid deciding to bring a dead child back to life in the village of On Tiddanufri?
(a) Wilfrid sought to use the miracle to affirm the power of Christ in the village that was back sliding.
(b) Wilfrid knew that such a miracle would bring many pagans to Christ.
(c) Wilfrid had no doubt about the power of Christ and was impressed by the faith of the mother.
(d) Wilfrid used the miracle to frighten off pagans who were gathering to kill him.

5. What does Stephanus claim was the King's response to the request that Wilfrid be sent to the duke?
(a) The king ignored the request.
(b) He tore up the scroll upon which the request was written in the audience of his court.
(c) He promptly captured Wilfrid and sent him back to the petitioner, but God spared Wilfrid the condemnation.
(d) He sent back a message that he had already executed Wilfrid to buy him time to escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bede address his prologue to its named recipient?

2. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?

3. What example does the anonymous author claim that Ceolfrith took from his brother Cynefrith?

4. On what date does the anonymous author report Ceolfrith boarded a ship to cross the sea to Gaul?

5. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?

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