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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. How many years does Farmer claim had passed before the biography of Brendan had first appeared?
(a) About 210.
(b) About 120.
(c) About 20.
(d) About 200.
2. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?
(a) Political battles against corrupt kings.
(b) Economic battles against land owners who sought land on which churches were built.
(c) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.
(d) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
3. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?
(a) He became a priest.
(b) He became an usher in the Holy See.
(c) He was appointed Bishop.
(d) He became a hermit.
4. Which Northumbrian cleric does Farmer record as being trained in Lindisfarne?
(a) Brendan.
(b) Columbanus.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Wilfrid
5. Why did a demon leave the wife of Sheriff Hildmer as he and Cuthbert approached his home, according to Bede?
(a) The demon could not stand the approaching of the Holy Spirit that resided in Cuthbert.
(b) Because Cuthbert had prayed that God would remove the demon before the Sheriff had returned to his home.
(c) Because the demon realized that God would come at Cuthbert's call.
(d) The angels that always walked ahead of Cuthbert battled the angels as the wife of the sheriff slept.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?
2. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?
3. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?
4. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
5. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?
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