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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What principal apostle of Ireland does Farmer claim encouraged monasticism for men and women?
(a) St. Brendan.
(b) St. Benedict.
(c) St. Ceolfrith.
(d) St. Patrick.

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

3. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?
(a) Hagiography.
(b) Biography.
(c) Iambic Pentameter.
(d) Prose.

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

5. What effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?
(a) They had no affect on the bishops.
(b) They strengthened the bishops by collecting indulgences for them.
(c) The provided the channels for bishops to influence the population.
(d) They diminished the influence of bishops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?

3. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?

4. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?

5. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?

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