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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 used the miracle to frighten off pagans who were gathering to kill him.
(c) Wilfrid knew that such a miracle would bring many pagans to Christ.
(d) Wilfrid sought to use the miracle to affirm the power of Christ in the village that was back sliding.

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

3. To whom did Stephanus address his record of the "Life of Wilfrid"?
(a) To Boniface, the archdeacon who introduced him to the pope.
(b) To Bishop Agilberht who ordained him to the priesthood.
(c) To his father.
(d) Acca, his Bishop, and Tatberht, his Abbot.

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

5. What institution does Farmer suggest was responsible for the growth of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) The government.
(b) The Clergy.
(c) The Nobility.
(d) The family.

6. 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) Bishop Colman.
(c) Pope Agatho.
(d) Archbishop Berhtwald.

7. According to Stephanus, how did the expansion of the Kingdom that Wilfrid advised expand his authority as Bishop?
(a) Wilfrid became wealthier from the expansion of the kingdom and used his wealth to buy support from Rome.
(b) Wilfrid was recognized by Rome as a powerful Bishop of England.
(c) Wilfrid became bishop over the Saxons, British, Scots, and Picts.
(d) Wilfrid used the expansion of the kingdom to claim more lands for the church.

8. To what book does Bede refer for support of other angels who rode on horseback?
(a) The Psalms.
(b) Genesis.
(c) The history of the Maccabees.
(d) The Navigato.

9. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?
(a) Indulgences, monasticism, and chanting.
(b) The presbytery and the Holy Roman Empire.
(c) Monasticism and the primacy of the spiritual.
(d) The Sacraments, baptism, and confession.

10. Where did Stephanus report Wilfrid first settled after being chased from his see?
(a) Wearmouth.
(b) Gaul.
(c) Friesland.
(d) Lichfield.

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

12. Who does Stephanus claim taught Wilfrid the rules of Easter while he was in this city?
(a) Bishop Colman.
(b) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(c) Archbishop Dalfinus.
(d) Bishop Baducing.

13. What does Bede report Cuthbert used to cure a sick servant to a bodyguard of King Ecgfrith?
(a) A poltice delivered to him by an angel on horseback.
(b) Prayer and fasting.
(c) Water he blessed.
(d) A salve brought to him by two otters.

14. How many Latin manuscripts of this document does Farmer claim still exists?
(a) 1116
(b) 1166
(c) 116
(d) 16

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

2. Who does Stephanus claim introduced Wilfrid to the Pope?

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

4. How many years does Farmer claim had passed before the biography of Brendan had first appeared?

5. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?

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