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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Latin manuscripts of this document does Farmer claim still exists?
(a) 16
(b) 116
(c) 1166
(d) 1116

2. 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) Ireland and The Netherlands.
(c) Rome and Ireland.
(d) England and Ireland.

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

4. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?
(a) Wilfrid.
(b) Columba of Iona.
(c) Columbanus.
(d) Cuthbert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What principal apostle of Ireland does Farmer claim encouraged monasticism for men and women?

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

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

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

5. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?

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