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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) When a family would convert to Christianity, it would remain together as a group and convert their homes into monasteries.
(b) Nobles would provide land and funding for construction of monasteries.
(c) Clergy would evangelize pagans who would give to support the construction of monasteries.
(d) The government would raise taxes to support the construction of monasteries.

2. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?
(a) The regional bishop.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Cardinals.
(d) A local abbot.

3. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?
(a) Fantasy, doctrine, and mystery.
(b) History, fact, and economic theory.
(c) Intrigue, sound doctrine, and drama.
(d) Fact, fantasy, and literary borrowing.

4. 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.

5. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?
(a) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
(b) Political battles against corrupt kings.
(c) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.
(d) Economic battles against land owners who sought land on which churches were built.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What were Brendan's most important monasteries, according to Farmer?

4. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?

5. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?

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