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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. What does Bede claim Cuthbert did to convert water to wine as he stayed at a convent in Tyne?
(a) He dipped the hem of his garment in a cask of water.
(b) He performed a wedding and asked for God's provisions over the reception.
(c) He spent a night's prayer vigil in a nearby lake.
(d) He drank the water from a cup.

2. What sign does Stephanus claim was sent to prove that God intended Wilfred to be a saint?
(a) He brought a baby back from death.
(b) God sent an angel to protect the monastery at Oundle.
(c) The seas were calmed after storms shiprwrecked his party.
(d) God brought defeat to kings who opposed him.

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

4. What principal apostle of Ireland does Farmer claim encouraged monasticism for men and women?
(a) St. Brendan.
(b) St. Patrick.
(c) St. Benedict.
(d) St. Ceolfrith.

5. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.
(a) Eosterwine.
(b) Hwaetberht.
(c) Columbanus.
(d) Brendan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?

2. Who does Stephanus report led a synod which was actually a trap to take the properties that were under Wilfrid's authority?

3. How old was Wilfrid when Stephanus reported he left home to seek the kingdom of Heaven?

4. In what book from the Bible does Bede claim Benedict took comfort during nights he could not sleep during his illness?

5. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?

(see the answer key)

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