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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. Who does Bede report gave Cuthbert a cure for a tumor on his knee?
(a) The village doctor.
(b) An angel carrying a gold trumpet.
(c) An angel dressed in white riding a horse.
(d) Three strangers who were travelling through his town.

2. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?
(a) Alhfrith.
(b) Enfleda, Queen of Northumbria.
(c) Bishop Colman.
(d) Dalfinus.

3. To what biblical story does Stephanus compare the event that preceded the battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?
(a) The story of Gideon.
(b) The story of Caleb taking his mountain.
(c) The story of David and Goliath.
(d) The story of the Israelites taking the Holy land from the Philistines.

4. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?
(a) The cleansing influence of virtue.
(b) The healing mysteries of faith.
(c) The quest for paradise on earth.
(d) The miraculous power of prayer.

5. What came of a phantom fire that came upon a village while Bede reports that Cuthbert was teaching on the distractions of the devil?
(a) They disappeared into thin air as Cuthbert prayed.
(b) God brought a torrent of rain that extinguished the phantom.
(c) An angel extinguished the flames with a mighty blow of his trumpet.
(d) Strong winds blew the fires away as soon as Cuthbert prayed for deliverance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the wicked queen who Stephanus wrote persecuted the church and martyred nine bishops?

3. What does Stephanus claim was the King's response to the request that Wilfrid be sent to the duke?

4. After his debate with Bishop Colman won him acclaim, what does Stephanus report came of Wilfrid?

5. How did Cuthbert respond to converts who were falling away from the faith, according to Bede?

(see the answer key)

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