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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?
(a) The fifth and sixth A.D.
(b) The fourth and fifth B.C.
(c) The sixth and seventh A.D.
(d) The sixth and seventh B.C.

2. How many years does Farmer claim had passed before the biography of Brendan had first appeared?
(a) About 20.
(b) About 200.
(c) About 120.
(d) About 210.

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

4. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?
(a) He was appointed Bishop.
(b) He became a hermit.
(c) He became an usher in the Holy See.
(d) He became a priest.

5. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?
(a) Dalfinus.
(b) Enfleda, Queen of Northumbria.
(c) Alhfrith.
(d) Bishop Colman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Farmer report to be the earliest monk of the British Isles?

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

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

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

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