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

2. Who does Stephanus report led a synod which was actually a trap to take the properties that were under Wilfrid's authority?
(a) Archdeacon Boniface.
(b) Archbishop Berhtwald.
(c) Bishop Colman.
(d) Pope Agatho.

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

4. What was the quote from the Psalms that Bede used to support God's hand in the event?
(a) "A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."
(b) "I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths."
(c) "When you walk about they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you."
(d) "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou has perfected praise."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were two things that Bede said he avoided in the prologue?

2. How many years does Farmer claim had passed before the biography of Brendan had first appeared?

3. Which duke of Theodoric petitioned the king over the land Wilfrid where was preaching to have Wilfrid sent to him dead or alive, according to Stephanus?

4. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?

5. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?

(see the answer key)

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