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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. How did Cuthbert respond to converts who were falling away from the faith, according to Bede?
(a) He traveled to villages to preach the way of truth.
(b) He secluded himself and prayed fervently for their integrity.
(c) He chastised them with harsh sermons.
(d) He ministered to them directly by showing them a life of Christian integrity.

2. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?
(a) He calmed a wind that had nearly blown rafts carrying monks to sea with his prayers.
(b) He brought a sheriff's wife back to life.
(c) He healed himself of a lame leg.
(d) He healed a sick boy near death.

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

4. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) The Nobility.
(b) The family.
(c) The government.
(d) The Clergy.

5. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?
(a) The colorful detail with which the ancient times are reported.
(b) The ideals and the scale of values of "The Age of Bede's" great men.
(c) The mystical accounting of miracles.
(d) The accurate history of various leaders in the region.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?

3. What came of a phantom fire that came upon a village while Bede reports that Cuthbert was teaching on the distractions of the devil?

4. Who does Farmer credit with writing the earliest "Life of Cuthbert"?

5. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?

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