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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. Of what does Stephanus claim Wilfrid accused English bishops prior to his journey to Gaul?
(a) Being corrupt with indulgences.
(b) Being too stiff in worship services.
(c) Being similar in ideology to Celts.
(d) Being too strict with moral limits.

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

3. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?
(a) Venice.
(b) Lyons.
(c) Rome.
(d) Gaul.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What miracle did Cuthbert perform when he brought the Holy Ghost to a village that could only provide tents for him and his retinue?

3. What official does Farmer report presided over the community of monks?

4. Where does Stephanus claim peace was achieved between Wilfrid and his enemies?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the five texts that make up the "Age of Bede"?

2. Why does Stephanus claim that King Egfrith and his queen, Iurminburgh, conspired to remove Wilfred from his position as bishop?

3. Why does Farmer consider the lives of the men profiled in "The Age of Bede" important to the Christian history of their region?

4. Who does Bede claim chastised Cuthbert as a youth for indulging in childish games when God had a plan for his life?

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

6. What does Farmer cite as the earliest work of "The Age of Bede," and what makes it different from the other four texts?

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

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

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

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

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