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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. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?
(a) Hereberht, the hermit.
(b) Bede.
(c) The residents on the island Lindisfarne.
(d) Benedict Biscop.

2. According to Stephanus, how did the expansion of the Kingdom that Wilfrid advised expand his authority as Bishop?
(a) Wilfrid used the expansion of the kingdom to claim more lands for the church.
(b) Wilfrid became wealthier from the expansion of the kingdom and used his wealth to buy support from Rome.
(c) Wilfrid became bishop over the Saxons, British, Scots, and Picts.
(d) Wilfrid was recognized by Rome as a powerful Bishop of England.

3. When Wilfrid's ship had run aground on the English shore and was surrounded by pagans, what event does Stephanus report occurred that preceded a battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?
(a) A legion of angels protected Wilfrid's companions from an attack led by a pagan wizard.
(b) Wilfrid blessed a stone that he used to heal a companion cursed by a pagan wizard.
(c) One of Wilfrid's companions killed the pagan's wizard with a stone blessed by the party from the ship.
(d) Wilfrid called down angels to ward off a curse from a pagan wizard.

4. Who does Farmer credit with writing the earliest "Life of Cuthbert"?
(a) Bede.
(b) Ceolfrith.
(c) Eddius Stephanus.
(d) An anonymous monk from Lindisfarne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?

2. How old was Wilfrid when Stephanus reported he left home to seek the kingdom of Heaven?

3. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?

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

5. How does Bede claim Cuthbert kept birds from eating the barley crop he grew as he lived in isolation as a monk?

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