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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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) Strong winds blew the fires away as soon as Cuthbert prayed for deliverance.
(b) They disappeared into thin air as Cuthbert prayed.
(c) God brought a torrent of rain that extinguished the phantom.
(d) An angel extinguished the flames with a mighty blow of his trumpet.

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

3. Who does Stephanus claim introduced Wilfrid to the Pope?
(a) Boniface the archdeacon.
(b) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(c) Bishop Colman.
(d) Bishop Baducing.

4. What were the reasons that Stephanus gave for Wilfrid deciding to bring a dead child back to life in the village of On Tiddanufri?
(a) Wilfrid had no doubt about the power of Christ and was impressed by the faith of the mother.
(b) Wilfrid sought to use the miracle to affirm the power of Christ in the village that was back sliding.
(c) Wilfrid used the miracle to frighten off pagans who were gathering to kill him.
(d) Wilfrid knew that such a miracle would bring many pagans to Christ.

5. What was the quote from the Psalms that Bede used to support God's hand in the event?
(a) "When you walk about they will guide you; When you sleep, they will watch over you."
(b) "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings Thou has perfected praise."
(c) "A wise son accepts his father's discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."
(d) "I have directed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths."

6. Whose record of Cuthbert's death did Bede use?
(a) Benedict who was a close friend of Cuthbert.
(b) Hwaetbehrt who succeeded him as abbot.
(c) Herefrith, a devout priest and abbot of Lindisfarne.
(d) Wilfrid who asked Bede to take a pilgrimage with him to Rome.

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

8. What term does Farmer use to identify a community of monks?
(a) The Holy Knights.
(b) The Royal Order.
(c) Cenobites.
(d) The Holy Priesthood.

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

10. Why did Bede address his prologue to its named recipient?
(a) So the reader would know that the work was undertaken in compliance with the Bishop's wishes.
(b) To affirm he virtues of Cuthbert to those whom he served.
(c) To assure future Christians that the church was founded by men of reliable virtue.
(d) To show his father that his devotion was being manifested in good works.

11. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?
(a) Rome.
(b) Lyons.
(c) Venice.
(d) Gaul.

12. What principal apostle of Ireland does Farmer claim encouraged monasticism for men and women?
(a) St. Brendan.
(b) St. Patrick.
(c) St. Ceolfrith.
(d) St. Benedict.

13. What does Stephanus claim was the King's response to the request that Wilfrid be sent to the duke?
(a) He tore up the scroll upon which the request was written in the audience of his court.
(b) He promptly captured Wilfrid and sent him back to the petitioner, but God spared Wilfrid the condemnation.
(c) He sent back a message that he had already executed Wilfrid to buy him time to escape.
(d) The king ignored the request.

14. Who does Bede report gave Cuthbert a cure for a tumor on his knee?
(a) The village doctor.
(b) Three strangers who were travelling through his town.
(c) An angel carrying a gold trumpet.
(d) An angel dressed in white riding a horse.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Cuthbert was traveling with a boy during a preaching tour in Chapter 12, how did Bede report that Cuthbert prophesied their food would be provided?

3. Which of the works in "The Age of Bede" does Farmer claim was popular during the Middle Ages?

4. What sign does Stephanus claim that God used to indicate that Wilfrid would serve him in the future?

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

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