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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. What term does Farmer use to identify a community of monks?

2. In what literary form does Farmer claim Bede's "Life of Cuthbert" is written?

3. What was the result of the prayers Cuthbert led while he and two brethren were stranded during a sea voyage without provisions?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To whom was Stephanus being obedient with his record of "The Life of Wilfred"?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who does Bede credit with healing Cuthbert from a childhood disease that made him lame?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bede makes an account of miracles throughout "The Life of Cuthbert." Choose three of the miracles from Bede's record and compare them to similar miracles from the Bible. Based upon your study make an assessment of whether or not the miracles occurred as Bede reported or if Bede was creating a story to attract pagans to convert to Christianity. Use text from "The Life of Cuthbert" to support your view.

Essay Topic 2

"The Voyage of St. Brendan" is a book of allegory and fantasy. Choose two characters or episodes from the book that can have allegorical significance with regard to Christian doctrine.

Essay Topic 3

Stephanus reports several episodes during which Wilfrid's service is challenged and his life is even threatened. Choose one of those events and identify the cause of the challenge, how Wilfrid dealt with the challenge, how he was delivered from the challenge, and the eventual consequences of the challenge to Wilfrid and those who brought it.

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