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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. Who does Stephanus report led a synod which was actually a trap to take the properties that were under Wilfrid's authority?

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

3. What does Farmer identify as the basic theme of the "Navigatio"?

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

5. What kind of battles does Farmer report the church leaders in "The Age of Bede" fought?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the debate that Wilfred conducted with Bishop Colman, and what does Stephanus suggest it led to?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Life of Bede" is a record of efforts of Christians to introduce their faith to pagans in the British Isles. How did the efforts of the early Christian monks and clergymen of the British Isles helped to shape the institutions of Western Civilization? Use examples from the book and connect what you know of current culture to those examples.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Eddius Stephanus was a contemporary of Wilfrid, and he constructed "The Life of Wilfrid" from the time he spent in service to Wilfrid. Find three examples from the book that illustrate Stephanus's involvement in the events in the book and from your examination detail what you believe to be Stephanus's role in his work with Wilfrid.

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