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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Bede, Life of Cuthbert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 a dog.
(b) By two otters.
(c) By an eagle.
(d) By a fawn.

2. What were two things that Bede said he avoided in the prologue?
(a) Judgementalism and piety.
(b) Criticism and pessimism.
(c) Doctrine and legalism.
(d) Ambiguity and hair-splitting.

3. Why did a demon leave the wife of Sheriff Hildmer as he and Cuthbert approached his home, according to Bede?
(a) Because the demon realized that God would come at Cuthbert's call.
(b) The demon could not stand the approaching of the Holy Spirit that resided in Cuthbert.
(c) Because Cuthbert had prayed that God would remove the demon before the Sheriff had returned to his home.
(d) The angels that always walked ahead of Cuthbert battled the angels as the wife of the sheriff slept.

4. What term does Farmer use to identify a community of monks?
(a) Cenobites.
(b) The Holy Priesthood.
(c) The Holy Knights.
(d) The Royal Order.

5. What does Farmer claim to be the name of the author of the "Navigatio"?
(a) Bede.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Eddius Stephanus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?

2. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?

3. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?

4. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?

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

(see the answer key)

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