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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?
(a) The Pope.
(b) A local abbot.
(c) The Cardinals.
(d) The regional bishop.

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

5. Why does Farmer credit this institution with the spread of monasteries in Ireland?
(a) The government would raise taxes to support the construction of monasteries.
(b) When a family would convert to Christianity, it would remain together as a group and convert their homes into monasteries.
(c) Clergy would evangelize pagans who would give to support the construction of monasteries.
(d) Nobles would provide land and funding for construction of monasteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Stephanus report restored Wilfrid to his see?

2. Which document by Bede, according to Farmer, acts as a biography and a local history?

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

4. Which Old Testament prophet does Bede first quote in the first paragraph of Chapter One?

5. What does Farmer claim to be the document that the earliest monk wrote?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom was Stephanus being obedient with his record of "The Life of Wilfred"?

2. Why did Bede claim that he wrote "The Life of Cuthbert"?

3. What is Farmer's closing opinion of the texts of "The Age of Bede"?

4. How did Cuthbert drive away crows that were invading the crops he grew while he was living as a hermit, according to Bede?

5. How does Stephanus report King Theodoric of the Franks rejected a letter requesting Wilfred be returned dead or alive to his see to face trial?

6. From whom did Bede record the details of Cuthbert's death?

7. Who does Farmer identify as the two subjects from "The Age of Bede" who were from Northumbria?

8. What miracle does Stephanus report occurred during the birth of Wilfred?

9. Who does Stephanus credit with introducing Wilfred to the pope and teaching him the rules of Easter?

10. Who does Bede credit with healing Cuthbert from a childhood disease that made him lame?

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