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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. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?
(a) Economic battles against land owners who sought land on which churches were built.
(b) Spiritual battles against invisible diabolical enemies.
(c) Physical battles against pagans seeking to dismantle Christian influences.
(d) Political battles against corrupt kings.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which duke of Theodoric petitioned the king over the land Wilfrid where was preaching to have Wilfrid sent to him dead or alive, according to Stephanus?

2. When Wilfrid's ship had run aground on the English shore and was surrounded by pagans, what event does Stephanus report occurred that preceded a battle between Wilfrid's party and the pagans?

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

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

5. What was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What statement does Stephanus write to defend the facts he reports in "The Life of Wilfred"?

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

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

7. Why was Wilfred sent to prison, according to Stephanus?

8. According to Farmer in the Introduction, how did Irish monasteries become established?

9. Why does Farmer consider "The Voyage of St. Brendan" an important text in "The Age of Bede"?

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

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