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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Eddius Stephanus: Life of Wilfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sign does Stephanus claim was sent to prove that God intended Wilfred to be a saint?
(a) God sent an angel to protect the monastery at Oundle.
(b) The seas were calmed after storms shiprwrecked his party.
(c) He brought a baby back from death.
(d) God brought defeat to kings who opposed him.

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

3. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
(a) The Navigato.
(b) Genesis.
(c) The history of the Maccabees.
(d) The Psalms.

4. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?
(a) Iambic Pentameter.
(b) Hagiography.
(c) Prose.
(d) Biography.

5. Who was the king who Stephanus reported to follow Wilfrid's guidance to win victories over the Picts and Mercia?
(a) King Ecgfrith.
(b) King Oswiu.
(c) King Erconbehrt.
(d) King Alhfrith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?

2. What miracle does Stephanus report that Wilfrid performed during the construction of the church at Hexham?

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

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

5. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?

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