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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 texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

2. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.
(a) Brendan.
(b) Hwaetberht.
(c) Columbanus.
(d) Eosterwine.

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

4. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?
(a) At the monastery at Melrose.
(b) At the monastery at St. Maximin.
(c) At the monastery at Inishadroum.
(d) At the monastery at Wearmouth.

5. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?
(a) He healed a blind man who shared his bread with them.
(b) He received wood from birds and animals to provide for a fire.
(c) He fed the village a healthy stew made from nothing but a pot of water and three round stones.
(d) With prayer he cured a boy that was dying.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?

4. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?

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

(see the answer key)

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