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

2. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?
(a) "The History of Abbot Ceolfrith."
(b) "The Life of Cuthbert."
(c) "The Life of Wilfrid."
(d) "Lives of the Abbots."

3. Who was the wicked queen who Stephanus wrote persecuted the church and martyred nine bishops?
(a) Erconbehrt.
(b) Eanfled.
(c) Baldlhild.
(d) Iurminburgh.

4. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?
(a) He healed a blind man who shared his bread with them.
(b) He received wood from birds and animals to provide for a fire.
(c) With prayer he cured a boy that was dying.
(d) He fed the village a healthy stew made from nothing but a pot of water and three round stones.

5. How many monks did the anonymous author report Ceolfrith took with him to complete the new construction that King Egfrith sponsored?
(a) 222.
(b) 122.
(c) 12.
(d) 22.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Farmer report to be the earliest monk of the British Isles?

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

3. To whom did Stephanus address his record of the "Life of Wilfrid"?

4. What effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?

5. To what cause does Bede claim Benedict devoted himself after he traveled to Rome to visit the tombs of the Apostles?

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