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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 does Stephanus claim was the King's response to the request that Wilfrid be sent to the duke?
(a) The king ignored the request.
(b) He promptly captured Wilfrid and sent him back to the petitioner, but God spared Wilfrid the condemnation.
(c) He tore up the scroll upon which the request was written in the audience of his court.
(d) He sent back a message that he had already executed Wilfrid to buy him time to escape.

2. What term does Farmer use to identify a community of monks?
(a) The Royal Order.
(b) The Holy Knights.
(c) The Holy Priesthood.
(d) Cenobites.

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

4. After his debate with Bishop Colman won him acclaim, what does Stephanus report came of Wilfrid?
(a) Wilfrid became a Bishop.
(b) Wilfrid was appointed abbot.
(c) Wilfrid was ordained as a priest.
(d) Wilfrid was elected to the episcopacy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does Stephanus claim Wilfrid accused English bishops prior to his journey to Gaul?

2. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?

3. Who was the king who Stephanus reported to follow Wilfrid's guidance to win victories over the Picts and Mercia?

4. How does Bede claim Christian converts profaned their faith in Chapter 9?

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

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