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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 did Bede claim to be Cuthbert's preoccupation when he was still eight years old?

2. How many Latin manuscripts of this document does Farmer claim still exists?

3. Why did Bede address his prologue to its named recipient?

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

5. What were the reasons that Stephanus gave for Wilfrid deciding to bring a dead child back to life in the village of On Tiddanufri?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bede report a monk witnessed when he followed Cuthbert to spy on an evening prayer vigil?

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

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

4. Why does Farmer consider "The Voyage of St. Brendan" an important text in "The Age of Bede"?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of the accounts presented in "The Age of Bede" contain more fantastical events than others. All are considered histories. Pick the account you find most similar to the way historical accounts are written today and describe the similarities.

Essay Topic 2

Ceolfrith made pilgrimages to Rome and Europe with Benedict. Detail two contributions to British Christianity that Ceolfrith assisted Benedict bringing from their pilgrimages, and explain how those contributions have helped to shape Christian thoughts and practices today.

Essay Topic 3

The monasteries in Wearmouth and Jarrow stand as monuments to Benedict's leadership qualities. Find three examples from Bede's "Lives of the Abbots . . ." that demonstrate Benedict's leadership qualities, his foresightedness, and his devotion to establish the Church on the British Isles on firm doctrinal ground. Explain how his management style and efforts would be effective for leaders in current times.

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