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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. Why did a demon leave the wife of Sheriff Hildmer as he and Cuthbert approached his home, according to Bede?
(a) Because the demon realized that God would come at Cuthbert's call.
(b) Because Cuthbert had prayed that God would remove the demon before the Sheriff had returned to his home.
(c) The angels that always walked ahead of Cuthbert battled the angels as the wife of the sheriff slept.
(d) The demon could not stand the approaching of the Holy Spirit that resided in Cuthbert.

2. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?
(a) The mystical accounting of miracles.
(b) The colorful detail with which the ancient times are reported.
(c) The accurate history of various leaders in the region.
(d) The ideals and the scale of values of "The Age of Bede's" great men.

3. What animal does Bede claim ministered to Cuthbert after he spent a night in prayer in the water off the sea shore?
(a) A fawn.
(b) Two otters.
(c) A dog.
(d) An eagle.

4. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?
(a) Intrigue, sound doctrine, and drama.
(b) Fantasy, doctrine, and mystery.
(c) Fact, fantasy, and literary borrowing.
(d) History, fact, and economic theory.

5. 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) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
(c) Political battles against corrupt kings.
(d) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Old Testament prophet does Bede first quote in the first paragraph of Chapter One?

3. Who does Bede claim first chastised Cuthbert for his idleness and his indulgences?

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

5. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?

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