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

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

3. To whom did Bede write the prologue to his "Life of Cuthbert"?

4. Who does Stephanus report restored Wilfrid to his see?

5. What effect did abbots in Ireland have on the influence of bishops, according to Farmer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Farmer consider the lives of the men profiled in "The Age of Bede" important to the Christian history of their region?

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

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

5. 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?

6. What unique power does Bede claim that Cuthbert's prayers held?

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

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

9. Why was Wilfred sent to prison, according to Stephanus?

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

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

Cuthbert, Wilfrid, and Benedict are three Church leaders who had great influence on the foundation of Christianity in Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Identify one achievement by each of this men that have had a long standing influence in the practice or doctrine of Western Christianity.

Essay Topic 3

"The Voyage of St. Brendan" has a significantly different tone than do the other accounts from the books in "The Age of Bede." Identify the nature of that difference and, using D.H. Farmer's introduction, support the reasons for those differences from that text.

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