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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Farmer report came of Cuthbert after he spent many years in a monastery?
(a) He became a priest.
(b) He became a hermit.
(c) He became an usher in the Holy See.
(d) He was appointed Bishop.

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

3. What does Farmer claim to be the name of the author of the "Navigatio"?
(a) Bede.
(b) Brendan.
(c) Unknown.
(d) Eddius Stephanus.

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

5. What sign does Stephanus claim was sent to prove that God intended Wilfred to be a saint?
(a) The seas were calmed after storms shiprwrecked his party.
(b) God sent an angel to protect the monastery at Oundle.
(c) God brought defeat to kings who opposed him.
(d) He brought a baby back from death.

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

7. 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 drank the water from a cup.
(c) He performed a wedding and asked for God's provisions over the reception.
(d) He spent a night's prayer vigil in a nearby lake.

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

9. Who did Bede report reviewed and revised his work?
(a) Wilfrid.
(b) The Priest Herefrith.
(c) Ceolfrith.
(d) Benedict.

10. Who was the king who Stephanus reported to follow Wilfrid's guidance to win victories over the Picts and Mercia?
(a) King Alhfrith.
(b) King Ecgfrith.
(c) King Oswiu.
(d) King Erconbehrt.

11. Who was finally found to travel to St. Peter's with Wilfrid, according to Stephanus?
(a) King Erconberht of Kent.
(b) Boniface the Archdeacon.
(c) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(d) Bishop Baducing.

12. Who gave Wilfrid the monastery at Ripon according to Stephanus?
(a) King Ecgfrith.
(b) King Oswiu.
(c) Alhfrith.
(d) Bishop Winfrid.

13. What does Farmer claim draws readers across the ages to the lives profiled in "The Age of Bede"?
(a) The accurate history of various leaders in the region.
(b) The mystical accounting of miracles.
(c) The ideals and the scale of values of "The Age of Bede's" great men.
(d) The colorful detail with which the ancient times are reported.

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

15. Which Old Testament prophet does Bede first quote in the first paragraph of Chapter One?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Elisha.
(d) Elijah.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what biblical story does Stephanus compare the event that preceded the battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?

2. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?

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

4. According to Stephanus, how did the expansion of the Kingdom that Wilfrid advised expand his authority as Bishop?

5. Whose record of Cuthbert's death did Bede use?

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