Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Bede, Life of Cuthbert.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who did Bede report reviewed and revised his work?
(a) Wilfrid.
(b) The Priest Herefrith.
(c) Ceolfrith.
(d) Benedict.
2. How did Cuthbert respond to converts who were falling away from the faith, according to Bede?
(a) He ministered to them directly by showing them a life of Christian integrity.
(b) He chastised them with harsh sermons.
(c) He traveled to villages to preach the way of truth.
(d) He secluded himself and prayed fervently for their integrity.
3. Whose record of Cuthbert's death did Bede use?
(a) Herefrith, a devout priest and abbot of Lindisfarne.
(b) Wilfrid who asked Bede to take a pilgrimage with him to Rome.
(c) Benedict who was a close friend of Cuthbert.
(d) Hwaetbehrt who succeeded him as abbot.
4. Who does Farmer report to be the earliest monk of the British Isles?
(a) Cuthbert, a hermit of Lindisfarne.
(b) Ceolfrith, a monk of Wearmouth.
(c) Brendan, an Irish monk.
(d) Benedict, a Roman bishop.
5. 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 drank the water from a cup.
(d) He spent a night's prayer vigil in a nearby lake.
Short Answer Questions
1. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?
2. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.
3. 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?
4. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?
5. To whom did Bede write the prologue to his "Life of Cuthbert"?
|
This section contains 355 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
