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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How was Cuthbert's Friday fast broken on one occasion at the vesper's hour according to Bede?
(a) Birds brought him bread from a far land.
(b) Otters brought him a meal of fish from the sea.
(c) Cuthbert's horse pulled on a straw from the roof where he rested that was connected to a bundle of food from God.
(d) An angel disgused as an old man fixed him a meal of rice and cakes.

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

5. Who does Farmer report to be the earliest monk of the British Isles?
(a) Ceolfrith, a monk of Wearmouth.
(b) Brendan, an Irish monk.
(c) Benedict, a Roman bishop.
(d) Cuthbert, a hermit of Lindisfarne.

6. To what biblical story does Stephanus compare the event that preceded the battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?
(a) The story of David and Goliath.
(b) The story of the Israelites taking the Holy land from the Philistines.
(c) The story of Gideon.
(d) The story of Caleb taking his mountain.

7. What does Farmer claim to be the document that the earliest monk wrote?
(a) "The Life of Cuthbert".
(b) "The Life of Wilfrid".
(c) "The Navigatio".
(d) "The Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow".

8. Who does Bede claim first chastised Cuthbert for his idleness and his indulgences?
(a) His maternal grandfather.
(b) A solemn old man.
(c) A neighbor who caught him in a prank.
(d) A three-year-old child.

9. To whom did Cuthbert prophesy his own death, according to Bede?
(a) The residents on the island Lindisfarne.
(b) Bede.
(c) Hereberht, the hermit.
(d) Benedict Biscop.

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

11. After his debate with Bishop Colman won him acclaim, what does Stephanus report came of Wilfrid?
(a) Wilfrid was ordained as a priest.
(b) Wilfrid was elected to the episcopacy.
(c) Wilfrid became a Bishop.
(d) Wilfrid was appointed abbot.

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

13. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?
(a) Ireland and The Netherlands.
(b) England and Ireland.
(c) Rome and Ireland.
(d) England and France.

14. Who does Stephanus claim influenced Ecgfrith to drive Wilfrid from his see?
(a) Bishop Colman.
(b) Ecgfrith's queen, Iurminbrugh.
(c) Bishop Winfrid.
(d) King Dagobert.

15. The saints who are detailed in "The Age of Bede" lived in what two centuries according to Farmer?
(a) The fourth and fifth B.C.
(b) The fifth and sixth A.D.
(c) The sixth and seventh A.D.
(d) The sixth and seventh B.C.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bede claim Cuthbert kept birds from eating the barley crop he grew as he lived in isolation as a monk?

3. Who does Farmer claim enabled Wilfred to travel to visit other churches through Europe?

4. How many texts does D.H. Farmer report in the Introduction comprise "The Age of Bede"?

5. Who does Stephanus report led a synod which was actually a trap to take the properties that were under Wilfrid's authority?

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