Quiz for The Venerable Bede: Renaissance Men of the Early Middle Ages

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Quiz for The Venerable Bede: Renaissance Men of the Early Middle Ages

Question 8.1

1. Who did Bede cite as his "principal authority and aid" in writing The Ecclesiastical History (see Document 8.1)?

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Correct. The answer is b. Bede acknowledged his debt to Abbot Albinus for much of the material in his work.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Bede acknowledged his debt to Abbot Albinus for much of the material in his work.

Question 8.2

2. The existence of an enduring intellectual community in England (see Documents 8.1 and 8.2) is demonstrated by

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Correct. The answer is a. Alcuin and Bede both took pains to place their work in the context of a larger intellectual community with a long history.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Alcuin and Bede both took pains to place their work in the context of a larger intellectual community with a long history.

Question 8.3

3. Alcuin's description of Bede's teaching career (see Document 8.2) provides evidence of Bede's

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Correct. The answer is d. Alcuin presented Bede as an expert in a wide variety of intellectual endeavors.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Alcuin presented Bede as an expert in a wide variety of intellectual endeavors.