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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. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?
(a) He brought a sheriff's wife back to life.
(b) He healed a sick boy near death.
(c) He healed himself of a lame leg.
(d) He calmed a wind that had nearly blown rafts carrying monks to sea with his prayers.

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

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

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

5. Who did Bede report reviewed and revised his work?
(a) Benedict.
(b) Wilfrid.
(c) The Priest Herefrith.
(d) Ceolfrith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bede report gave Cuthbert a cure for a tumor on his knee?

2. What term does Farmer use to identify a community of monks?

3. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?

4. Which of the works in "The Age of Bede" does Farmer claim was popular during the Middle Ages?

5. To whom did Bede write the prologue to his "Life of Cuthbert"?

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