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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Bede trace as Eosterwine's relationship to Benedict?
(a) They were in-laws.
(b) They were brothers.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They were theological rivals.
2. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?
(a) The sixth and seventh A.D.
(b) The fifth and sixth A.D.
(c) The fourth and fifth B.C.
(d) The sixth and seventh B.C.
3. Over what issue did Wilfrid debate Bishop Colman according to Stephanus?
(a) The parallels between Yom Kippur and Christmas.
(b) The importance of miracles in identifying saints.
(c) The specific day upon which to celebrate Easter.
(d) The role of icons in affirming faith.
4. What Psalm did the monks from St. Peter's sing to Ceolfrith as he left on his pilgrimage, according to the anonymous author?
(a) Psalm 125, "As the Mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people."
(b) Psalm 20, "May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!"
(c) Psalm 66, "May God have mercy on us and bless us, lighten his face and have mercy on us."
(d) Psalm 91, "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty."
5. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?
(a) The colorful detail with which the ancient times are reported.
(b) The ideals and the scale of values of "The Age of Bede's" great men.
(c) The accurate history of various leaders in the region.
(d) The mystical accounting of miracles.
Short Answer Questions
1. After he listened to the chastisement, what does Bede report to be Cuthbert's response?
2. How were Benedict and Sigfrith able to meet with each other shortly before they died from their illnesses, according to Bede?
3. What did some of the monks who buried Ceolfrith take to Rome on his behalf, according to the anonymous author?
4. After his debate with Bishop Colman won him acclaim, what does Stephanus report came of Wilfrid?
5. What does Bede claim Cuthbert did to convert water to wine as he stayed at a convent in Tyne?
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