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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?
(a) The Gospel of Luke.
(b) St. John the Evangelist.
(c) The Epistle of St. James, the brother of Jesus.
(d) The Epistles of St. Peter.

3. How old was Wilfrid when Stephanus reported he left home to seek the kingdom of Heaven?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 14.

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) With prayer he cured a boy that was dying.
(b) He fed the village a healthy stew made from nothing but a pot of water and three round stones.
(c) He healed a blind man who shared his bread with them.
(d) He received wood from birds and animals to provide for a fire.

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

6. What were Brendan's most important monasteries, according to Farmer?
(a) Clonfert, Annadown, Inishadroum, and Ardfert.
(b) Annadown, Christendom, Confert, and Melrose.
(c) Wearmouth, Jarrow, Lindisfarne, and Melrose.
(d) Northumbria, Whitby, Inishadroum, and Jarrow.

7. What were two things that Bede said he avoided in the prologue?
(a) Ambiguity and hair-splitting.
(b) Doctrine and legalism.
(c) Judgementalism and piety.
(d) Criticism and pessimism.

8. After he listened to the chastisement, what does Bede report to be Cuthbert's response?
(a) He forsook foolish games immediately and showed himself to be more mature and earnest.
(b) He stopped spending so much time adventuring and devoted himself more seriously to studying the Bible.
(c) He began studying writing more seriously to produce works fit for public consumption.
(d) He began working harder on his chants to serve the worship needs of his town.

9. Which Irish apostle, according to Farmer, became famous for the founding of the Bobbio and Saint-Gall monasteries.
(a) Columbanus.
(b) Brendan.
(c) Eosterwine.
(d) Hwaetberht.

10. Who kept Wilfrid until Stephanus claimed he could meet with suitable travelers as he began his journey to St. Peter's see?
(a) Queen Eanfled's cousin, King Erconberht of Kent.
(b) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(c) Bishop Agilberht.
(d) Biscop Baducing.

11. What miracle does Stephanus report that Wilfrid performed during the construction of the church at Hexham?
(a) He prayed over a pile of stones used in the construction and the pile was not exhausted until the church was completed.
(b) He prayed for God's provision of favorable weather and the project did not lose a day due to foul weather.
(c) He healed through prayer a workman who fell from working on the highest part of the walls in the church.
(d) He prayed for the health of the workers and all of them kept their health throughout the project.

12. What was the result of the prayers Cuthbert led while he and two brethren were stranded during a sea voyage without provisions?
(a) They were provided with dolphin meat and calm seas.
(b) God ended the storm and provided a passing ship to carry them to their destination.
(c) Angels mended their ship while the two brethren slept and Cuthbert kept a prayer vigil.
(d) A whale came to deliver them to their destination.

13. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?
(a) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
(b) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.
(c) Political battles against corrupt kings.
(d) Economic battles against land owners who sought land on which churches were built.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?

4. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?

5. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?

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