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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Bede, Life of Cuthbert.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did Bede write the prologue to his "Life of Cuthbert"?
(a) His father.
(b) Christians of future generations.
(c) Christians of who were served by his ministry.
(d) Bishop Eadfrid.

2. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?
(a) Rome and Ireland.
(b) England and France.
(c) Ireland and The Netherlands.
(d) England and Ireland.

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

4. What came of a phantom fire that came upon a village while Bede reports that Cuthbert was teaching on the distractions of the devil?
(a) Strong winds blew the fires away as soon as Cuthbert prayed for deliverance.
(b) God brought a torrent of rain that extinguished the phantom.
(c) An angel extinguished the flames with a mighty blow of his trumpet.
(d) They disappeared into thin air as Cuthbert prayed.

5. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) The Clergy.
(b) The family.
(c) The government.
(d) The Nobility.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What were two things that Bede said he avoided in the prologue?

4. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?

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

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