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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. For what two countries does Farmer claim "The Age of Bede" to be an important source of early Christian Church history?
(a) England and Ireland.
(b) Rome and Ireland.
(c) Ireland and The Netherlands.
(d) England and France.

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

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

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

5. Where does Stephanus claim peace was achieved between Wilfrid and his enemies?
(a) Lichfield.
(b) The Synod of Nidd.
(c) Friesland.
(d) The Holy Synod.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?

3. What miracle does Stephanus report that Wilfrid performed during the construction of the church at Hexham?

4. After he listened to the chastisement, what does Bede report to be Cuthbert's response?

5. Who kept Wilfrid until Stephanus claimed he could meet with suitable travelers as he began his journey to St. Peter's see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who does Stephanus claim supported Wilfred's desire to visit St. Peter's in Rome?

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

8. When and where does Farmer write the saints covered in "The Age of Bede" lived?

9. Who does Bede cite as helping him revise the text of "The Life of Cuthbert"?

10. To whom did Bede write "The Life of Cuthbert"?

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