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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Brendan's most important monasteries, according to Farmer?
(a) Wearmouth, Jarrow, Lindisfarne, and Melrose.
(b) Clonfert, Annadown, Inishadroum, and Ardfert.
(c) Northumbria, Whitby, Inishadroum, and Jarrow.
(d) Annadown, Christendom, Confert, and Melrose.

2. Who does Farmer report to be the earliest monk of the British Isles?
(a) Ceolfrith, a monk of Wearmouth.
(b) Cuthbert, a hermit of Lindisfarne.
(c) Benedict, a Roman bishop.
(d) Brendan, an Irish monk.

3. Which Northumbrian cleric does Farmer record as being trained in Lindisfarne?
(a) Columbanus.
(b) Cuthbert.
(c) Wilfrid
(d) Brendan.

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

5. What does Farmer claim to be the document that the earliest monk wrote?
(a) "The Life of Cuthbert".
(b) "The Navigatio".
(c) "The Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow".
(d) "The Life of Wilfrid".

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Farmer credit with writing the earliest "Life of Cuthbert"?

2. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?

3. What effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?

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

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

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