The Age of Bede Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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The Age of Bede Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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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 effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?
(a) The provided the channels for bishops to influence the population.
(b) They diminished the influence of bishops.
(c) They strengthened the bishops by collecting indulgences for them.
(d) They had no affect on the bishops.

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

3. What does Bede claim came of the person to whom Cuthbert prophesied his death?
(a) He was made abbot of lindisfarne.
(b) Cuthbert blessed him and he lived many years after receiving the prophesy.
(c) He died at the same time as Cuthbert.
(d) He passed the story of Cuthbert's death to Bede.

4. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?
(a) Wilfrid.
(b) Cuthbert.
(c) Columba of Iona.
(d) Columbanus.

5. What miracle does Stephanus report that Wilfrid performed during the construction of the church at Hexham?
(a) He prayed for God's provision of favorable weather and the project did not lose a day due to foul weather.
(b) He prayed over a pile of stones used in the construction and the pile was not exhausted until the church was completed.
(c) He healed through prayer a workman who fell from working on the highest part of the walls in the church.
(d) He prayed for the health of the workers and all of them kept their health throughout the project.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Stephanus claim peace was achieved between Wilfrid and his enemies?

2. Who does Farmer credit with writing the earliest "Life of Cuthbert"?

3. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?

4. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?

5. Who granted Wilfrid to preach in his first destination after being chased from his see?

(see the answer key)

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