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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. What was the quote from the Psalms that Bede used to support God's hand in the event?
(a) "A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."
(b) "I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths."
(c) "When you walk about they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you."
(d) "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou has perfected praise."

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

3. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?
(a) Hereberht, the hermit.
(b) The residents on the island Lindisfarne.
(c) Benedict Biscop.
(d) Bede.

4. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?
(a) England and France.
(b) Rome and Ireland.
(c) Ireland and The Netherlands.
(d) England and Ireland.

5. Who did Bede report reviewed and revised his work?
(a) Ceolfrith.
(b) The Priest Herefrith.
(c) Wilfrid.
(d) Benedict.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.

2. Which Northumbrian cleric does Farmer record as being trained in Lindisfarne?

3. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?

4. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?

5. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?

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