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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Bede, Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who confirmed the choice of Ceolfrith's replacement, according to Bede?
(a) Speusippus.
(b) Eleusippus.
(c) Meleusippus.
(d) Bishop Acca.

4. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?
(a) Biography.
(b) Iambic Pentameter.
(c) Prose.
(d) Hagiography.

5. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?
(a) Bishop Baducing.
(b) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(c) King Erconberht of Kent.
(d) Boniface the Archdeacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stephanus claim influenced Ecgfrith to drive Wilfrid from his see?

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. After his fourth trip to Rome, what does Bede report that Benedict brought back to Britain?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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