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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. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?
(a) Intrigue, sound doctrine, and drama.
(b) History, fact, and economic theory.
(c) Fact, fantasy, and literary borrowing.
(d) Fantasy, doctrine, and mystery.
2. What effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?
(a) They strengthened the bishops by collecting indulgences for them.
(b) The provided the channels for bishops to influence the population.
(c) They had no affect on the bishops.
(d) They diminished the influence of bishops.
3. Where is the body of Cuthbert buried, according to Bede's record?
(a) In the pasture that he kept during his time as a hermit.
(b) In a stone coffin on the right side of the altar in the church of the Blessed Apostle Peter.
(c) At the bottom of the lake where he kept many prayer vigils.
(d) In the catacombs of Wearmouth monastery.
4. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.
5. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?
(a) Political battles against corrupt kings.
(b) Economic battles against land owners who sought land on which churches were built.
(c) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.
(d) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?
2. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
3. Why was Cuthbert inspired to rise from his sickbed in Chapter 8, according to Bede?
4. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?
5. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?
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