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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 was the first miracle that Bede reports that Cuthbert performed?
(a) He healed a sick boy near death.
(b) He healed himself of a lame leg.
(c) He brought a sheriff's wife back to life.
(d) He calmed a wind that had nearly blown rafts carrying monks to sea with his prayers.

2. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?
(a) Columba of Iona.
(b) Cuthbert.
(c) Wilfrid.
(d) Columbanus.

3. What sign does Stephanus claim that God used to indicate that Wilfrid would serve him in the future?
(a) Birds gathered to sing praises to God as Wilfrid was born.
(b) An angel disguised as a horseman helped with Wilfrid's delivery.
(c) The house where he was being born caught fire but was not consumed.
(d) A fiery demon was chased from his village by a torrent provided by God.

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

5. What did Bede claim to be Cuthbert's preoccupation when he was still eight years old?
(a) Games and carefree play.
(b) Hunting and adventuring.
(c) Praying and Chanting.
(d) Reading and writing.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what office did Stephanus claim Agilberht ordained Wilfrid?

2. Who does Farmer credit with writing the earliest "Life of Cuthbert"?

3. Where did Stephanus report Wilfrid first settled after being chased from his see?

4. Of what does Stephanus claim Wilfrid accused English bishops prior to his journey to Gaul?

5. Which Northumbrian cleric does Farmer record as being trained in Lindisfarne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Stephanus report that Wilfred nominated to become abbot after his death?

3. 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?

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

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

6. According to Farmer, why is Stephanus's "Life of Wilfrid" unique among all literature?

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

8. Why does Farmer consider Bede's "Lives of the Abbots" historically significant?

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

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

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