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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Bede, Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bede claim first chastised Cuthbert for his idleness and his indulgences?
(a) His maternal grandfather.
(b) A solemn old man.
(c) A three-year-old child.
(d) A neighbor who caught him in a prank.

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

3. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
(a) The Navigato.
(b) The Psalms.
(c) Genesis.
(d) The history of the Maccabees.

4. What does Bede claim Cuthbert did to convert water to wine as he stayed at a convent in Tyne?
(a) He dipped the hem of his garment in a cask of water.
(b) He performed a wedding and asked for God's provisions over the reception.
(c) He spent a night's prayer vigil in a nearby lake.
(d) He drank the water from a cup.

5. After his fourth trip to Rome, what does Bede report that Benedict brought back to Britain?
(a) A cantor named John who introduced the order of chanting and singing the Psalms to Britain.
(b) Icons from the tombs of saints to aid in the performance of miracles.
(c) Scholars who were trained in the interpretation of Scripture.
(d) A large number of books on all branches of sacred knowledge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who confirmed the choice of Ceolfrith's replacement, according to Bede?

3. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?

4. Who did Bede report was chosen to replace Ceolfrith?

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

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