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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 does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?
(a) Cuthbert blessed him and he lived many years after receiving the prophesy.
(b) He died at the same time as Cuthbert.
(c) He was made abbot of lindisfarne.
(d) He passed the story of Cuthbert's death to Bede.
2. What was the quote from the Psalms that Bede used to support God's hand in the event?
(a) "I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths."
(b) "When you walk about they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you."
(c) "A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."
(d) "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou has perfected praise."
3. How does Bede claim Christian converts profaned their faith in Chapter 9?
(a) With their works.
(b) With their sloth.
(c) With the coarse language.
(d) With their ill-gotten gains.
4. What were two things that Bede said he avoided in the prologue?
(a) Criticism and pessimism.
(b) Judgementalism and piety.
(c) Doctrine and legalism.
(d) Ambiguity and hair-splitting.
5. Who does Bede claim first chastised Cuthbert for his idleness and his indulgences?
(a) A three-year-old child.
(b) A neighbor who caught him in a prank.
(c) A solemn old man.
(d) His maternal grandfather.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Cuthbert respond to converts who were falling away from the faith, according to Bede?
2. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?
3. What came of a phantom fire that came upon a village while Bede reports that Cuthbert was teaching on the distractions of the devil?
4. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
5. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?
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