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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city did Stephanus report Wilfrid's traveling companion leave him after they started their journey to St. Peter's?
2. Which cleric does Farmer identify as coming from Northumbria and trained at Melrose?
3. According to Farmer, each of the saints profiled in "The Age of Bede" were pioneers of what important church institutions?
4. 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?
5. What text does Bede report that Boisil recommended to Cuthbert?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom was Stephanus being obedient with his record of "The Life of Wilfred"?
2. What unique power does Bede claim that Cuthbert's prayers held?
3. What are the five texts that make up the "Age of Bede"?
4. Why does Farmer consider the lives of the men profiled in "The Age of Bede" important to the Christian history of their region?
5. Who does Bede credit with healing Cuthbert from a childhood disease that made him lame?
6. Who does Bede cite as helping him revise the text of "The Life of Cuthbert"?
7. What statement does Stephanus write to defend the facts he reports in "The Life of Wilfred"?
8. Who does Stephanus report that Wilfred nominated to become abbot after his death?
9. Why does Farmer consider Bede's "Lives of the Abbots" historically significant?
10. Why was Wilfred sent to prison, according to Stephanus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout his service in ministry, Wilfrid won the support of various influential figures in the Church and politics. Find one such example of a Christian leader supporting his ministry and another of a political leader supporting him. Compare what made the two figures come to the support of Wilfrid, how the support validated his ministry, and how it benefited those whom Wilfrid served.
Essay Topic 2
Benedict's plans for the monasteries helped to construct helped to bring innovations in both Christian and construction practices. Identify an innovation from each field that he introduced to England through the abbeys at Wearmouth and Jarrow.
Essay Topic 3
Identify three events in "The Life of Cuthbert" that are historically reasonable and coinciding miraculous or mystical events that occurred during those events. Use the intermingling of history with the miraculous to establish a pattern that can define Bede's purpose for writing "The Life of Cuthbert." Was it to entertain, teach, evangelize, or is there another purpose that you see.
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