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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the works in "The Age of Bede" does Farmer claim was popular during the Middle Ages?
(a) "The Life of Cuthbert."
(b) "The Life of Wilfrid."
(c) " The Lives of the Abbots of Wearmouth and Jarrow."
(d) "Voyage of St. Brendan."

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

3. To whom did Bede write the prologue to his "Life of Cuthbert"?
(a) His father.
(b) Bishop Eadfrid.
(c) Christians of who were served by his ministry.
(d) Christians of future generations.

4. 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.

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

6. Farmer asserts that the "Navigatio" is a fascinating mixture of what?
(a) Intrigue, sound doctrine, and drama.
(b) Fantasy, doctrine, and mystery.
(c) History, fact, and economic theory.
(d) Fact, fantasy, and literary borrowing.

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

8. 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?
(a) By a fawn.
(b) By two otters.
(c) By an eagle.
(d) By a dog.

9. How did Cuthbert respond to converts who were falling away from the faith, according to Bede?
(a) He traveled to villages to preach the way of truth.
(b) He secluded himself and prayed fervently for their integrity.
(c) He chastised them with harsh sermons.
(d) He ministered to them directly by showing them a life of Christian integrity.

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

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

12. Where does Farmer claim that the earliest surviving manuscript of "Navigatio" was written?
(a) At the monastery at St. Maximin.
(b) At the monastery at Wearmouth.
(c) At the monastery at Inishadroum.
(d) At the monastery at Melrose.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?

3. Over what issue did Wilfrid debate Bishop Colman according to Stephanus?

4. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?

5. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?

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